Curl Programming Bible

• Master the hot new technology for client-side Web applications
• Build cutting-edge multimedia applets in the Surge Lab IDE
• Deploy rich media content that minimizes bandwidth demands

If Curl can do it, you can do it too . . .

First developed at MIT, the Curl content language is a next-generation programming language that makes it easy to build fast, rich media Web applications. Written by a team of Curl experts, this insider's guide shows you step by step how to start creating your own Curl applications in the Surge Lab Integrated Development Environment. Covering everything from language basics to user interfaces, multimedia, file handling, content deployment, and Web services, it delivers all the information you need to become a Curl pro.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Curl

• Get a handle on how Curl technology works and build your own applets
• Discover how to work with text, tables, backgrounds, and borders
• Delve into variables, program flow, procedures, classes, and error handling
• Create a dynamic user interface and work with buttons, lists, and menus
• Integrate 2D and 3D graphics, animations, and audio
• Explore the ins and outs of file handling, from remote file access to persistent data
• Get the lowdown on securing, packaging, and publishing Curl content
• Use Curl applications as the presentation layer for XML Web services

Contents

• Part I: Curl Content Language Fundamentals.
• Chapter 1: Introducing Curl.
• Chapter 2: How Curl Works.
• Chapter 3: Building Your First Curl Applet with the Surge Lab IDE.
• Chapter 4: Working with Text.
• Chapter 5: Building Tables.
• Chapter 6: Adding Images, Backgrounds, and Borders.
• Chapter 7: Working with Variables.
• Chapter 8: Controlling Program Flow.
• Chapter 9: Creating and Using Procedures.
• Chapter 10: Creating Classes.
• Chapter 11: Inheritance.
• Chapter 12: Strings and Arrays.
• Chapter 13: Handling Exceptions in Curl.

• Part II: Building User Interfaces with Curl.
• Chapter 14: Creating a Graphical Layout.
• Chapter 15: Dynamic Layout.
• Chapter 16: Defining Events.
• Chapter 17: Working with Buttons, Lists, and Other GUI Controls.
• Chapter 18: Creating Menus.

• Part III: Working with Curl's Multimedia Capabilities.
• Chapter 19: Creating 2D-Graphics.
• Chapter 20: Creating 3D-Graphics.
• Chapter 21: Building Animations.
• Chapter 22: Adding Audio.

• Part IV: Working with Files.
• Chapter 23: Accessing File Contents.
• Chapter 24: Server Communication and Other Resources.
• Chapter 25: Handling Persistent Data.

• Part V: Deploying Curl Applications.
• Chapter 26: Applet Security.
• Chapter 27: Packaging Curl Content.
• Chapter 28: Publishing Curl Content.

• Part VI: Advanced Curl Programming.
• Chapter 29: Using Curl's SAX2 XML Parser.
• Chapter 30: Curl and Web Services.