slice() accepts negative numbers, which count from the end of the array rather than the beginning. : slice « Array « Flash / Flex / ActionScript






slice() accepts negative numbers, which count from the end of the array rather than the beginning.

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){

        var metals:Array = ["iron", "copper", "gold", "silver", "platinum", "tin","chrome"];
        var canMakingMetal:Array = metals.slice(-2,-1);
        trace(canMakingMetal); // Displays: tin

    }
  }
}

        








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