Create a new ActionScript project in Visual Studio Code that targets Adobe Flash Player

Learn to set up a project in Visual Studio Code to create an application that runs on Adobe Flash Player.

Development Setup

1. Install the ActionScript & MXML extension for Visual Studio Code.

2. Create a new directory for your project, and open it in Visual Studio Code.

   To open a directory, select the File menu → Open... or click Open Folder button in the Explorer pane.

3. Choose an ActionScript SDK for your workspace.

4. Create a file named asconfig.json in the root directory of your project, and add the following content:

   {
   	"compilerOptions": {
   		"source-path": [
   			"src"
   		],
   		"output": "bin/Main.swf"
   	},
   	"mainClass": "Main"
   }

5. Create directory named src.

6. Inside src, create a file named Main.as, and add the following code:

   package
   {
   	import flash.display.Sprite;
   	import flash.text.TextField;
   
   	public class Main extends Sprite
   	{
   		public function Main()
   		{
   			var tf:TextField = new TextField();
   			tf.text = "Hello World";
   			addChild(tf);
   		}
   	}
   }

Next Steps

• Build an ActionScript project in Visual Studio Code
• Debug a SWF in the standalone Adobe Flash Player
• Debug a SWF embedded in HTML