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Arrays and vectors

Arrays and vectors - ActionScript Tutorial

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Arrays and vectors

In ActionScript, Array is one of the most useful primitive data types that you will encounter. In this lesson, we'll have a look at how to create and manipulate normal AS3 Arrays along with typed Arrays called Vectors. An Array is a data structure, it is this thing of a collection of elements. Either values or variables each identified by at least 1 index. And you'll notice here in this class that we actually don't have to import Array or a Vector. This is because Array and Vector are both just primitive data types within ActionScript just like an Int or a String. So, the first thing we're going to do here are declare two private variables. One for an Array that we're calling My Array. And one for a Vector called My Vector. And you'll notice there's a bit of a difference here. Whereas, when we did a Type B Array. We do it just like any other object with an ActionScript. But when we did a type of Vector we have to actually give that Vector a specific data type assignment. So, that's…

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