var names:Array = new Array("Bill"); names.push("Kyle"); trace(names.length); // 2

names.push("Jeff"); trace(names.length); // 3

names.shift(); names.shift(); trace(names.length); // 1

 package { import flash.display.Sprite;

    public class Array_Array extends Sprite {

        public function Array_Array() { var myArr:Array = new Array(); trace(myArr.length); // 0 } } }

 package { import flash.display.Sprite;

    public class Array_Array_2 extends Sprite {

        public function Array_Array_2() { var myArr:Array = new Array(5); trace(myArr.length); // 5 myArr[0] = "one"; myArr.push("six"); trace(myArr);         // one,,,,,six trace(myArr.length); // 6 } } }

 package { import flash.display.Sprite;

    public class Array_Array_3 extends Sprite {

        public function Array_Array_3() { var myArr:Array = new Array("one", "two", "three"); trace(myArr.length); // 3 trace(myArr);          // one,two,three } } }

var numbers:Array = new Array(1, 2, 3); var letters:Array = new Array("a", "b", "c"); var numbersAndLetters:Array = numbers.concat(letters); var lettersAndNumbers:Array = letters.concat(numbers);

trace(numbers);       // 1,2,3 trace(letters);       // a,b,c trace(numbersAndLetters); // 1,2,3,a,b,c trace(lettersAndNumbers); // a,b,c,1,2,3

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_every extends Sprite { public function Array_every() { var arr1:Array = new Array(1, 2, 4); var res1:Boolean = arr1.every(isNumeric); trace("isNumeric:", res1); // true
 
            var arr2:Array = new Array(1, 2, "ham"); var res2:Boolean = arr2.every(isNumeric); trace("isNumeric:", res2); // false } private function isNumeric(element:*, index:int, arr:Array):Boolean { return (element is Number); } } }

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_filter extends Sprite { public function Array_filter() { var employees:Array = new Array(); employees.push({name:"Employee 1", manager:false}); employees.push({name:"Employee 2", manager:true}); employees.push({name:"Employee 3", manager:false}); trace("Employees:"); employees.forEach(traceEmployee);
            
            var managers:Array = employees.filter(isManager); trace("Managers:"); managers.forEach(traceEmployee); } private function isManager(element:*, index:int, arr:Array):Boolean { return (element.manager == true); } private function traceEmployee(element:*, index:int, arr:Array):void { trace("\t" + element.name + ((element.manager) ? " (manager)" : "")); } } }

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_forEach extends Sprite { public function Array_forEach() { var employees:Array = new Array(); employees.push({name:"Employee 1", manager:false}); employees.push({name:"Employee 2", manager:true}); employees.push({name:"Employee 3", manager:false}); trace(employees); employees.forEach(traceEmployee); } private function traceEmployee(element:*, index:int, arr:Array):void { trace(element.name + " (" + element.manager + ")"); } } }

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_forEach_2 extends Sprite { public function Array_forEach_2() { var employeeXML:XML = <employees> <employee name="Steven" manager="false" /> <employee name="Bruce" manager="true" /> <employee name="Rob" manager="false" /> </employees>; var employeesList:XMLList = employeeXML.employee; var employeesArray:Array = new Array(); for each (var tempXML:XML in employeesList) { employeesArray.push(tempXML); } employeesArray.sortOn("@name"); employeesArray.forEach(traceEmployee); } private function traceEmployee(element:*, index:Number, arr:Array):void { trace(element.@name + ((element.@manager == "true") ? " (manager)" : "")); } } }

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_indexOf extends Sprite { public function Array_indexOf() { var arr:Array = new Array(123,45,6789); arr.push("123-45-6789"); arr.push("987-65-4321");
            
            var index:int = arr.indexOf("123"); trace(index); // -1
            
            var index2:int = arr.indexOf(123); trace(index2); // 0 } } }

var myArr:Array = new Array("one", "two", "three"); var myStr:String = myArr.join(" and "); trace(myArr); // one,two,three trace(myStr); // one and two and three

var phoneString:String = "(888) 867-5309";

var specialChars:Array = new Array("(", ")", "-", " "); var myStr:String = phoneString;

var ln:uint = specialChars.length; for(var i:uint; i < ln; i++) { myStr = myStr.split(specialChars[i]).join(""); }

var phoneNumber:Number = new Number(myStr);

trace(phoneString); // (888) 867-5309 trace(phoneNumber); // 8888675309

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_lastIndexOf extends Sprite { public function Array_lastIndexOf() { var arr:Array = new Array(123,45,6789,123,984,323,123,32);
            
            var index:int = arr.indexOf(123); trace(index); // 0
            
            var index2:int = arr.lastIndexOf(123); trace(index2); // 6 } } }

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_map extends Sprite { public function Array_map() { var arr:Array = new Array("one", "two", "Three"); trace(arr); // one,two,Three

            var upperArr:Array = arr.map(toUpper); trace(upperArr); // ONE,TWO,THREE } private function toUpper(element:*, index:int, arr:Array):String { return String(element).toUpperCase(); } } }

var letters:Array = new Array("a", "b", "c"); trace(letters); // a,b,c var letter:String = letters.pop(); trace(letters); // a,b trace(letter);     // c

var letters:Array = new Array();

letters.push("a"); letters.push("b"); letters.push("c");

trace(letters.toString()); // a,b,c

var letters:Array = new Array("a"); var count:uint = letters.push("b", "c");

trace(letters); // a,b,c trace(count);   // 3

var letters:Array = new Array("a", "b", "c"); trace(letters); // a,b,c letters.reverse(); trace(letters); // c,b,a

var letters:Array = new Array("a", "b", "c"); var firstLetter:String = letters.shift(); trace(letters);     // b,c trace(firstLetter); // a

var letters:Array = new Array("a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"); var someLetters:Array = letters.slice(1,3);

trace(letters);     // a,b,c,d,e,f trace(someLetters); // b,c

var letters:Array = new Array("a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"); var someLetters:Array = letters.slice(2);

trace(letters);     // a,b,c,d,e,f trace(someLetters); // c,d,e,f

var letters:Array = new Array("a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"); var someLetters:Array = letters.slice(-2);

trace(letters);     // a,b,c,d,e,f trace(someLetters); // e,f

 package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Array_some extends Sprite { public function Array_some() { var arr:Array = new Array(); arr[0] = "one"; arr[1] = "two"; arr[3] = "four"; var isUndef:Boolean = arr.some(isUndefined); if (isUndef) { trace("array contains undefined values: " + arr); } else { trace("array contains no undefined values."); } } private function isUndefined(element:*, index:int, arr:Array):Boolean { return (element == undefined); } } }

var vegetables:Array = new Array("spinach", "green pepper", "cilantro", "onion", "avocado");

trace(vegetables); // spinach,green pepper,cilantro,onion,avocado vegetables.sort(); trace(vegetables); // avocado,cilantro,green pepper,onion,spinach

var vegetables:Array = new Array("spinach", "green pepper", "Cilantro", "Onion", "Avocado");

vegetables.sort(); trace(vegetables); // Avocado,Cilantro,Onion,green pepper,spinach vegetables.sort(Array.CASEINSENSITIVE); trace(vegetables); // Avocado,Cilantro,green pepper,Onion,spinach

 var vegetables:Array = new Array(); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("lettuce", 1.49)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("spinach", 1.89)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("asparagus", 3.99)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("celery", 1.29)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("squash", 1.44));

trace(vegetables); // lettuce:1.49, spinach:1.89, asparagus:3.99, celery:1.29, squash:1.44

vegetables.sort();

trace(vegetables); // asparagus:3.99, celery:1.29, lettuce:1.49, spinach:1.89, squash:1.44

//The following code defines the Vegetable class class Vegetable { private var name:String; private var price:Number;

    public function Vegetable(name:String, price:Number) { this.name = name; this.price = price; }

    public function toString():String { return " " + name + ":" + price; } }

var vegetables:Array = new Array(); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("lettuce", 1.49)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("spinach", 1.89)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("asparagus", 3.99)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("celery", 1.29)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("squash", 1.44));

trace(vegetables); // lettuce:1.49, spinach:1.89, asparagus:3.99, celery:1.29, squash:1.44

vegetables.sort(sortOnPrice);

trace(vegetables); // celery:1.29, squash:1.44, lettuce:1.49, spinach:1.89, asparagus:3.99

function sortOnPrice(a:Vegetable, b:Vegetable):Number { var aPrice:Number = a.getPrice(); var bPrice:Number = b.getPrice();

    if(aPrice > bPrice) { return 1; } else if(aPrice < bPrice) { return -1; } else  { //aPrice == bPrice return 0; } }

// The following code defines the Vegetable class and should be in a separate package. class Vegetable { private var name:String; private var price:Number;

    public function Vegetable(name:String, price:Number) { this.name = name; this.price = price; }

    public function getPrice():Number { return price; }

    public function toString():String { return " " + name + ":" + price; } }

var numbers:Array = new Array(3,5,100,34,10);

trace(numbers); // 3,5,100,34,10 numbers.sort(); trace(numbers); // 10,100,3,34,5 numbers.sort(Array.NUMERIC); trace(numbers); // 3,5,10,34,100

  my_array.sortOn(someFieldName, Array.DESCENDING | Array.NUMERIC);
  

  Array.sortOn (["a", "b", "c"], [Array.DESCENDING, Array.NUMERIC, Array.CASEINSENSITIVE]);
  

var vegetables:Array = new Array(); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("lettuce", 1.49)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("spinach", 1.89)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("asparagus", 3.99)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("celery", 1.29)); vegetables.push(new Vegetable("squash", 1.44));

trace(vegetables); // lettuce:1.49, spinach:1.89, asparagus:3.99, celery:1.29, squash:1.44

vegetables.sortOn("name"); trace(vegetables); // asparagus:3.99, celery:1.29, lettuce:1.49, spinach:1.89, squash:1.44

vegetables.sortOn("price", Array.NUMERIC | Array.DESCENDING); trace(vegetables); // asparagus:3.99, spinach:1.89, lettuce:1.49, squash:1.44, celery:1.29

class Vegetable { public var name:String; public var price:Number;

    public function Vegetable(name:String, price:Number) { this.name = name; this.price = price; }

    public function toString():String { return " " + name + ":" + price; } }

var records:Array = new Array(); records.push({name:"john", city:"omaha", zip:68144}); records.push({name:"john", city:"kansas city", zip:72345}); records.push({name:"bob", city:"omaha", zip:94010});

for(var i:uint = 0; i < records.length; i++) { trace(records[i].name + ", " + records[i].city); } // Results: // john, omaha // john, kansas city // bob, omaha

trace("records.sortOn('name', 'city');"); records.sortOn(["name", "city"]); for(var i:uint = 0; i < records.length; i++) { trace(records[i].name + ", " + records[i].city); } // Results: // bob, omaha // john, kansas city // john, omaha

trace("records.sortOn('city', 'name');"); records.sortOn(["city", "name"]); for(var i:uint = 0; i < records.length; i++) { trace(records[i].name + ", " + records[i].city); } // Results: // john, kansas city // bob, omaha // john, omaha

class User { public var name:String; public var age:Number; public function User(name:String, age:uint) { this.name = name; this.age = age; }

    public function toString():String { return this.name + ":" + this.age; } }

var users:Array = new Array(); users.push(new User("Bob", 3)); users.push(new User("barb", 35)); users.push(new User("abcd", 3)); users.push(new User("catchy", 4));

trace(users); // Bob:3,barb:35,abcd:3,catchy:4

users.sortOn("name"); trace(users); // Bob:3,abcd:3,barb:35,catchy:4

users.sortOn("name", Array.CASEINSENSITIVE); trace(users); // abcd:3,barb:35,Bob:3,catchy:4

users.sortOn("name", Array.CASEINSENSITIVE | Array.DESCENDING); trace(users); // catchy:4,Bob:3,barb:35,abcd:3

users.sortOn("age"); trace(users); // abcd:3,Bob:3,barb:35,catchy:4

users.sortOn("age", Array.NUMERIC); trace(users); // Bob:3,abcd:3,catchy:4,barb:35

users.sortOn("age", Array.DESCENDING | Array.NUMERIC); trace(users); // barb:35,catchy:4,Bob:3,abcd:3

var indices:Array = users.sortOn("age", Array.NUMERIC | Array.RETURNINDEXEDARRAY); var index:uint; for(var i:uint = 0; i < indices.length; i++) { index = indices[i]; trace(users[index].name, ": " + users[index].age); }

// Results: // Bob : 3 // abcd : 3 // catchy : 4 // barb : 35

var vegetables:Array = new Array("spinach", "green pepper", "cilantro", "onion", "avocado");

var spliced:Array = vegetables.splice(2, 2); trace(vegetables); // spinach,green pepper,avocado trace(spliced);    // cilantro,onion

vegetables.splice(1, 0, spliced); trace(vegetables); // spinach,cilantro,onion,green pepper,avocado

 
var vegetables:Array = new Array("spinach", "green pepper", "cilantro", "onion", "avocado");
 
 var spliced:Array = vegetables.splice(2, 2); trace(vegetables); // spinach,green pepper,avocado trace(spliced);    // cilantro,onion
 
 vegetables.splice(1, 0, "cilantro", "onion"); trace(vegetables); // spinach,cilantro,onion,green pepper,avocado

var vegetables:Array = new Array(); vegetables.push(1); vegetables.push(2); vegetables.push(3); vegetables.push(4); vegetables.push(5); var vegnums:String = vegetables.toString(); trace(vegnums+",6"); // 1,2,3,4,5,6

var names:Array = new Array(); names.push("Bill"); names.push("Jeff");

trace(names); // Bill,Jeff

names.unshift("Alfred"); names.unshift("Kyle");

trace(names); // Kyle,Alfred,Bill,Jeff

 package { import flash.display.Sprite;

    public class ArrayExample extends Sprite { public function ArrayExample() { var myArr:Array = new Array(); trace(myArr.length); // 0 } } }