Tag: array

Easily sort an Array of Strings: Longest to Shortest Word

So let’s say you are making some sort of a game or program in Actionscipt 3 that requires you to sort words in order from longest to shortest. for example:

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var word:Array = new Array("this", "is", "a", "list", "of", "randomly","chosen","words", "to", "sort");

if you try something like:

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trace(word.sort());

you will get the following:

a,chosen,is,list,of,randomly,sort,this,to,words

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Flash Actionscript 3: Easily Jumble elements of an Array or String

Sometimes in Actionscript you need an easy way to jumble elements of an array or string, such as for a card/word game. I created this simple little as3 class that you can use for just that:

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// Usage:
// yourNewString = Jumble.string(yourOldString);
// yourNewArray = Jumble.array(yourOldArray);

package com.frigidfish{

    public class Jumble {

        public function Jumble() {}

        public static function string(s:String):String {
            var a:Array = s.split("");
            var r:String = "";
            a = a.sort(randomize);
            for(var i=0;i<a.length;i++){
                r += a[i];
            }          
            return r;
        }

        public static function array(a:Array):Array {
            a = a.sort(randomize);
            return a;
        }

        private static function randomize(objA:Object, objB:Object):int {
            return Math.round(Math.random()*2)-1;
        }
    }
}

Usage:

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