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// my_array[2].age = 35;
// my_array[3].age = 4;
Example
The following example creates a new array and sorts it according to the fields
first sort uses
name
first sort value and
var rec_array:Array = new Array();
rec_array.push( { name: "john", city: "omaha", zip: 68144 } );
rec_array.push( { name: "john", city: "kansas city", zip: 72345 } );
rec_array.push( { name: "bob", city: "omaha", zip: 94010 } );
for(i=0; i<rec_array.length; i++) {
trace(rec_array[i].name + ", " + rec_array[i].city);
}
// results:
// john, omaha
// john, kansas city
// bob, omaha
rec_array.sortOn( [ "name", "city" ]);
for(i=0; i<rec_array.length; i++) {
trace(rec_array[i].name + ", " + rec_array[i].city);
}
// results:
// bob, omaha
// john, kansas city
// john, omaha
rec_array.sortOn( ["city", "name" ]);
for(i=0; i<rec_array.length; i++) {
trace(rec_array[i].name + ", " + rec_array[i].city);
}
// results:
// john, kansas city
// bob, omaha
// john, omaha
See also
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as the first sort value and
as the second.
name
, Array.sort()
as the second. The second sort uses
city
and : The
name city
as the
city