Chapter 8 Example 5

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package {
  import com.actionscriptbible.Example;
  public class ch8ex5 extends Example {
    public function ch8ex5() {
      //here's an extra little hack you might find useful
      var menuItems:Array = "About Blog Discography Videos".split(" ");
      
      trace("---- for loop");
      for (var i:int = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
        makeMenuItem(menuItems[i]);
      }
      
      trace("---- for each loop");
      for each (var menuItem:String in menuItems) {
        makeMenuItem(menuItem);
      }
      
      trace("---- Array.forEach()");
      menuItems.forEach(makeMenuItem);
    }
    
    protected function makeMenuItem(element:String, ...rest):void {
      //just pretend
      trace("making menu item " + element);
    }
  }
}