Note: this post still seems to get lots of hits, and I do get a lot of requests for the old C# parser source as well. The xamlon project is now rotting on some backup disks somewhere : ). There is a new (free) C# parser if that is what brought you here you can read about it here . Not planning to go to swf with it, but feel free... Also, there is NeoSwiff if you are looking for C# to swf, from all I have heard it is an awesome product. Back to the old no longer relevant post...

We are now at beta 1 for our swf product, available for trial download at http://www.xamlon.com/downloads. While still a beta, I feel it is really starting to come together...

I do of course way prefer C# and Visual Studio type environments for programming, I must say it is nice to get that swf popping up again at the end of a compile cycle... It is like a tasty candy after a good meal. We are now at the point where we can start making real applications, so I'm very exciting to be working on swfs again -- esp with the type saftey and intellisense, whew!

Beta 1 has two areas we are focusing on - the code and graphics. Components will be built on top of this, so that will logically be the next step.

For those who aren't following this, our code section now runs by parsing IL assemblies directly, which means you can program in virutally any language. The graphics are xaml - very svg like at the low level, and quite xul like at the higher level, though there is much more in the details of course. I will be posting more about this over the week, but here is a quick sample to give you an idea.. The app.xaml file makes a rectangle that can be accessed from code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Canvas id=myCanvas Background="DarkBlue" Height="600" Width="700">
  <Canvas id="myRect" Height="100" Width="100">
    <Rectangle
      RectangleWidth="100" RectangleHeight="100"
      Fill="DarkRed" Stroke="Yellow" StrokeThickness="2" />
  </Canvas >
</Canvas >

 And the C# app.cs file finds and rotates it:

public class Class1
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    MovieClip mc = MovieClip.Root.GetInstance("myCanvas.myRect1");
    mc.Rotation = 30;
  }
}

 Compile with:

 cswf /xaml:app.xaml /r:SwfNative.dll /launch app.cs

Oh the possibilities : ). I would really encourage you to download it and have a look, even in this early beta stage -- programming swfs is just so much fun in a good environment with a good IDE!