RE: [flexcoders] What is the difference between an Array and an ArrayCollection?

[Dustin Mercer]

As well as the ArrayCollection can be much easier to put things into than an Array.  On an Array you have to use the basic Array methods such as push and pop, where as the ArrayCollection will allow you to add and remove items with methods such as addItem and removeItem.  So trying to stay with Jesse’s analogy ;) instead of having to kick the the drawer to get it open (and hearing it scream), you have some nice handles to grab on to.    From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JesterXL Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:06 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] What is the difference between an Array and an ArrayCollection?   A drawer from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" that goes, "Dude, you just put something in me!".   It does this by emitting an event, collectionChanged, when this happens.  Controls can listen for this event and know when the array is updated in order to redraw themselves, like the DataGrid, List, etc.   An Array is like a drawer in the real world.  You can put something in it, but it doesn't talk to you.   ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Brown To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:59 PM Subject: [flexcoders] What is the difference between an Array and an ArrayCollection?   This is a pretty newbie programming question, but coming from an AS1/AS2 background I'm not familiar with the difference between an Array and an ArrayCollection. Could someone please explain the difference, or suggest a URL that explains the difference? When I learned about arrays through Phillip Kerman's Actionscript book, he suggested that a "variable" was like a drawer that could hold data and an "array" was like a chest of drawers where you could reference each drawer with an index. What would an "arrayCollection" be in this analogy? Thanks, BB __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___