Array Function - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH LITE 2.X ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

Array function

Array(): Array Array(numElements:Number): Array Array( [element0:Object [,
element1, element2, ...elementN] ]) : Array
Creates a new array of length zero or more, or an array populated by a list of specified
elements, possibly of different data types.
Lets you create one of the following:
an empty array
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an array with a specific length but whose elements have undefined values
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an array whose elements have specific values.
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Using this function is similar to creating an array with the Array constructor (see
"Constructor for the Array class").
You can pass a number (
types (
element0, element1, ... elementN
Parameters that can accept more than one data type are listed as in the signature as type
.
Object
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Parameters
[optional] - A positive integer that specifies the number of elements in the
numElements
array. You can specify either numElements or the list of elements, not both.
[optional] - one or more parameters,
elementN
the values of which can be of any type. Parameters that can accept more than one data type are
listed as type
Object
Returns
- An array.
Array
Example
var myArray:Array = Array();
myArray.push(12);
trace(myArray); //traces 12
myArray[4] = 7;
trace(myArray); //traces 12,undefined,undefined,undefined,7
Usage 2: The following example creates an array of length 4 but with no elements defined:
var myArray:Array = Array(4);
trace(myArray.length); // traces 4
trace(myArray); // traces undefined,undefined,undefined,undefined
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) or a list of elements comprising one or more different
numElements
. You can specify either numElements or the list of elements, not both.
).
element0, element1, ... , elementN
,