MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH LITE 2.X ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE - Splice (Array.splice Method)

Array 265
// catchy
Performing a case-insensitive, descending sort on the password field produces the following
results:
my_array.sortOn("password", Array.CASEINSENSITIVE | Array.DESCENDING);
// catchy
// Bob
// barb
// abcd
Performing a default sort on the age field produces the following results:
my_array.sortOn("age");
// 29
// 3
// 35
// 4
Performing a numeric sort on the age field produces the following results:
my_array.sortOn("age", Array.NUMERIC);
// my_array[0].age = 3
// my_array[1].age = 4
// my_array[2].age = 29
// my_array[3].age = 35
Performing a descending numeric sort on the age field produces the following results:
my_array.sortOn("age", Array.DESCENDING | Array.NUMERIC);
// my_array[0].age = 35
// my_array[1].age = 29
// my_array[2].age = 4
// my_array[3].age = 3
When using the Array.RETURNEDINDEXARRAY sorting option, you must assign the return
value to a different array. The original array is not modified.
var indexArray:Array = my_array.sortOn("age", Array.RETURNINDEXEDARRAY);
See also
| bitwise OR operator, sort (Array.sort method)
splice (Array.splice method)
public splice(startIndex:Number, [deleteCount:Number], [value:Object]) :
Array
Adds elements to and removes elements from an array. This method modifies the array
without making a copy.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0