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254 ActionScript classes
RETURNINDEXEDARRAY
(Array.RETURNINDEXEDARRAY property)
public static RETURNINDEXEDARRAY : Number
Specifies that a sort returns an indexed array as a result of calling the sort() or sortOn()
method. You can use this constant for the
options parameter in the sort() or sortOn()
method. This provides preview or copy functionality by returning an array that represents the
results of the sort and leaves the original array unmodified.
The value of this constant is 8.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 7
See also
sort (Array.sort method), sortOn (Array.sortOn method)
reverse (Array.reverse method)
public reverse() : Void
Reverses the array in place.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Example
The following example uses this method to reverse the array
numbers_array:
var numbers_array:Array = new Array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6);
trace(numbers_array); // Displays 1,2,3,4,5,6.
numbers_array.reverse();
trace(numbers_array); // Displays 6,5,4,3,2,1.
shift (Array.shift method)
public shift() : Object
Removes the first element from an array and returns that element.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Returns
Object - The first element in an array.