MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - Page 288

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Example
The following example creates my_array, converts it to a string, and displays 1,2,3,4,5 in the
Output panel.
my_array = new Array();
my_array[0] = 1;
my_array[1] = 2;
my_array[2] = 3;
my_array[3] = 4;
my_array[4] = 5;
trace(my_array.toString());
Array.unshift()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_array.unshift(value1,value2,...valueN)
Parameters
value1,...valueN
One or more numbers, elements, or variables to be inserted at the
beginning of the array.
Returns
The new length of the array.
Description
Method; adds one or more elements to the beginning of an array and returns the array’s
new length.
Array()
Availability
Flash Player 6 .
Usage
Array()
Array( [element0 [, element1 , element2,...elementN ] ])
Parameters
element
One or more elements to place in the array.
Returns
An array.
Description
Conversion function; creates a new, empty array or converts specified elements to an array. Using
this function is similar to creating an array using the Array constructor (see “Constructor for the
Array class” on page 274).