That's a pretty good use, as long as you call your variable something more meaningful than "dictionary." :)
On 3/11/08, Patrick Matte | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Steven, I never really understood what a dictionary was myself, so > dictionary would be useful for something like this ? > > dictionary = new Dictionary(); > button1 = new Button() > dictionary[button1] = "http://www.google.com";; > button2 = new Button() > dictionary[button2] = "http://www.yahoo.com";; > > function onButtonClick(event:MouseEvent){ > trace(dictionary[event.target]); > } > > > > BLITZ | Patrick Matte - 310-551-0200 x214 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Sacks > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:14 PM > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] dictionary vs array > > An Array is a linear collection. A Hash is a random access collection > (lookup table) of name-value pairs. > > Dictionary is a fancy Hash that can take an Object as a key, instead of > a String, and uses strict (===) equality for its lookups. > > hash = new Object(); > hash.foo = "bar"; > > array = new Array(); > array.push("hello"); > array.push("world"); > > dictionary = new Dictionary(); > dictionary[hash] = array; > > trace(hash.foo); > -- bar > > trace(array) > -- hello, world > > trace(dictionary[hash]); > -- hello, world > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Cory Petosky : Lead Developer : PUNY 1618 Central Ave NE Suite 130 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Office: 612.216.3924 Mobile: 240.422.9652 Fax: 612.605.9216 http://www.punyentertainment.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
