Thanks for your reply, however, I've already seen that solution. What I'm looking for is a more explicit solution.
I have an array and want to copy it into another array. THx --- In [email protected], "bill_sahlas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From the docs > > > Cloning arrays > The Array class has no built-in method for making copies of arrays. You > can create a shallow copy of an array by calling either the concat() or > slice() methods with no arguments. In a shallow copy, if the original > array has elements that are objects, only the references to the objects > are copied rather than the objects themselves. The copy points to the > same objects as the original does. Any changes made to the objects are > reflected in both arrays. > > In a deep copy, any objects found in the original array are also copied > so that the new array does not point to the same objects as does the > original array. Deep copying requires more than one line of code, which > usually calls for the creation of a function. Such a function could be > created as a global utility function or as a method of an Array > subclass. > > The following example defines a function named clone() that does deep > copying. The algorithm is borrowed from a common Java programming > technique. The function creates a deep copy by serializing the array > into an instance of the ByteArray class, and then reading the array back > into a new array. This function accepts an object so that it can be used > with both indexed arrays and associative arrays, as shown in the > following code: > import flash.utils.ByteArray; function clone(source:Object):*{ var > myBA:ByteArray = new ByteArray(); myBA.writeObject(source); > myBA.position = 0; return(myBA.readObject()); } > --- In [email protected], "Daniel" <danboh@> wrote: > > > > Good Day all! > > > > I need to clone or copy the content of an Array, not to keep reference > > to the array neither the to objects inside, a complete new array but > > with the same source as the other. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks!. > > > -- 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
