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

1. Install the NextGen ActionScript 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. Create a file named asconfig.json at the root of your project, and add the following content:

   {
   	"config": "air",
   	"compilerOptions": {
   		"debug": true,
   		"output": "bin/Main.swf"
   	},
   	"application": "src/Main-app.xml",
   	"files":
   	[
   		"src/Main.as"
   	]
   }

   A mobile AIR project targeting iOS or Android should set config to "airmobile" instead. The "air" value is for a desktop AIR project that targets Windows or Mac.

4. Create directory named src.

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

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

Next Steps

• Create tasks.json to compile an ActionScript project
• Debug an Adobe AIR desktop application
• Debug an Adobe AIR mobile application