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{} object initializer operator
object = { name1 : value1 , name2 : value2 ,... nameN : valueN }
{expression1; [...expressionN]}
Creates a new object and initializes it with the specified name and value property pairs. Using
this operator is the same as using the new Object syntax and populating the property pairs
using the assignment operator. The prototype of the newly created object is generically named
the Object object.
This operator is also used to mark blocks of contiguous code associated with flow control
statements (for, while, if, else, switch) and functions.
Operands
object : Object - The object to create. name1,2,...N The names of the properties.
value1,2,...N The corresponding values for each name property.
Returns
Object -
Usage 1: An Object object.
Usage 2: Nothing, except when a function has an explicit return statement, in which case the
return type is specified in the function implementation.
Example
The first line of the following code creates an empty object using the object initializer ({})
operator; the second line creates a new object using a constructor function:
var object:Object = {};
var object:Object = new Object();
The following example creates an object account and initializes the properties name,
address, city, state, zip, and balance with accompanying values:
var account:Object = {name:"Macromedia, Inc.", address:"600 Townsend
Street", city:"San Francisco", state:"California", zip:"94103",
balance:"1000"};
for (i in account) {
trace("account." + i + " = " + account[i]);
}
The following example shows how array and object initializers can be nested within each
other:
var person:Object = {name:"Gina Vechio", children:["Ruby", "Chickie",
"Puppa"]};
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