Handling ActionScript Associative Arrays

As you may know, I write a regular column called ActionScript in Action. This month I look at the mysteries of the associative arrays (Hashes) built into the Object class at the root of the ActionScript class hierarchy.

Unlike Ruby, ActionScript does not provide a rich set of methods for manipulating associative arrays. In this month’s article, I explain how you can easily write your own methods.

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