ArrayUtil

Package	mx.utils
Class	public class ArrayUtil
Inheritance	ArrayUtil Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The ArrayUtil utility class is an all-static class with methods for working with arrays within Flex. You do not create instances of ArrayUtil; instead you call static methods such as the ArrayUtil.toArray() method.

Public Properties

	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object

Public Methods

	Method		Defined By
		getItemIndex(item:Object, source:Array):int [static] Returns the index of the item in the Array.	ArrayUtil
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toArray(obj:Object):Array [static] Ensures that an Object can be used as an Array.	ArrayUtil
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Method Detail

getItemIndex

()

method

public static function getItemIndex(item:Object, source:Array):int

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns the index of the item in the Array.

Parameters

	`item:Object` — The item to find in the Array.

	`source:Array` — The Array to search for the item.

Returns

int — The index of the item, and -1 if the item is not in the list.

toArray

()

method

public static function toArray(obj:Object):Array

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Ensures that an Object can be used as an Array.

If the Object is already an Array, it returns the object. If the object is not an Array, it returns an Array in which the only element is the Object. As a special case, if the Object is null, it returns an empty Array.

Parameters

obj:Object — Object that you want to ensure is an array.

Returns

Array — An Array. If the original Object is already an Array, the original Array is returned. Otherwise, a new Array whose only element is the Object is returned or an empty Array if the Object was null.

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