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endIndex:Number [optional] - A number specifying the index of the ending point for the
slice. If you omit this parameter, the slice includes all elements from the starting point to the
end of the array. If end is a negative number, the ending point is specified from the end of the
array, where -1 is the last element.
Returns
Array - An array that consists of a range of elements from the original array.
Example
The following example creates an array of five pets and uses slice() to populate a new array
that contains only four-legged pets:
var myPets_array:Array = new Array("cat", "dog", "fish", "canary",
"parrot");
var myFourLeggedPets_array:Array = new Array();
var myFourLeggedPets_array = myPets_array.slice(0, 2);
trace(myFourLeggedPets_array); // Returns cat,dog.
trace(myPets_array); // Returns cat,dog,fish,canary,parrot.
The following example creates an array of five pets, and then uses slice() with a negative
start parameter to copy the last two elements from the array:
var myPets_array:Array = new Array("cat", "dog", "fish", "canary",
"parrot");
var myFlyingPets_array:Array = myPets_array.slice(-2);
trace(myFlyingPets_array); // Traces canary,parrot.
The following example creates an array of five pets and uses slice() with a negative end
parameter to copy the middle element from the array:
var myPets_array:Array = new Array("cat", "dog", "fish", "canary",
"parrot");
var myAquaticPets_array:Array = myPets_array.slice(2,-2);
trace(myAquaticPets_array); // Returns fish.
sort (Array.sort method)
public sort([compareFunction:Object], [options:Number]) : Array
Sorts the elements in an array. Flash sorts according to Unicode values. (ASCII is a subset of
Unicode.)
By default, Array.sort() works as described in the following list:
■ Sorting is case-sensitive (Z precedes a).
■ Sorting is ascending (a precedes b).
■ The array is modified to reflect the sort order; multiple elements that have identical sort
fields are placed consecutively in the sorted array in no particular order.
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