The difference is that the reference is constant, meaning you cannot change it.
You can't do this: const my_var:String = "my_var"; my_var = "other text"; You could do this if it were declared as a var. Cheers Juan Pablo Califano 2010/8/5 Jiri <[email protected]> > I have a simple question. I came across some code in a project that defines > a const in a function. > > function doSomething():void{ > const my_var:String = "my_var" > > var buffer:String = ''; > > for(var i:int = 0 ; i<list.length ; i++){ > buffer += list[i] + my_var > } > } > > What is the difference compared to this: > > function doSomething():void{ > var my_var:String = "my_var" > var buffer:String = ''; > > for(var i:int = 0 ; i<list.length ; i++){ > buffer += list[i] + my_var > } > } > > Regards, > > Jiri > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
