User Guide

46 ActionScript language elements

Parameters

numElements:Number [optional] - A positive integer that specifies the number of elements in

the array. You can specify either

numElements or the list of elements, but not both.

elementN:Object [optional] - One or more parameters, element0, element1, ... ,

elementN

, the values of which can be of any type. Parameters that can accept more than one

data type are listed as type

Object. You can specify either numElements or the list of

elements, but not both.

Returns

Array - An 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

Usage 3: The following example creates an array with three defined elements:

var myArray:Array = Array("firstElement", "secondElement", "thirdElement");

trace (myArray); // traces firstElement,secondElement,thirdElement

Unlike the Array class constructor, the Array() function does not use the

keyword new .