forked from: Evaluating key codes with switch statement vs an array

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// forked from Fumio's Evaluating key codes with switch statement vs an array
package {
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.utils.getTimer;
	import flash.text.TextField;
	import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
	import flash.text.TextFormat;
	import flashx.textLayout.formats.TextAlign;
	import flash.ui.Keyboard;

	[SWF(width = "240",height = "180")]
	public class Testing_switch_and_Array extends Sprite {
		private const AMOUNT:uint = 1000000;
		private var started:uint;
		private var my_txt:TextField = new TextField();
		private var label_txt:TextField = new TextField();
		private var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
		private var mySprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
		private var operations_array:Array = [];
		public function Testing_switch_and_Array() {
			// Creating a TextField for display
			createTextField();
			// Starting test
			initialize();
			test_switch();
			testArray();
		}
		private function initialize():void {
			addChild(mySprite);
			operations_array[Keyboard.LEFT] = ["x",-1];
			operations_array[Keyboard.RIGHT] = ["x",1];
			operations_array[Keyboard.UP] = ["y",-1];
			operations_array[Keyboard.DOWN] = ["y",1];
		}
		private function test_switch():void {
			started = getTimer();
			for (var i:int = 0; i < AMOUNT; i++) {
				use_switch(36 + (i % 5));
			}
			xTrace(getTimer() - started);
		}
		private function testArray():void {
			started = getTimer();
			for (var i:int = 0; i < AMOUNT; i++) {
				useArray(36 + (i % 5));
			}
			xTrace(getTimer() - started);
		}
		private function use_switch(nKeyCode:uint):void {
			switch (nKeyCode) {
				case (Keyboard.LEFT) :
					mySprite.x -=  1;
					break;
				case (Keyboard.RIGHT) :
					mySprite.x +=  1;
					break;
				case (Keyboard.UP) :
					mySprite.y -=  1;
					break;
				case (Keyboard.DOWN) :
					mySprite.y +=  1;
					break;
			}
		}
		private function useArray(nKeyCode:uint):void {
			var operation_array:Array = operations_array[nKeyCode];
			if (operation_array) {
				var property_str:String = operation_array[0];
				var pixels:Number = operation_array[1];
				mySprite[property_str] +=  pixels;
			}
		}
		private function createTextField():void {
			addChild(my_txt);
			addChild(label_txt);
			my_txt.x += 50;
			my_txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.RIGHT;
			my_fmt.align = TextAlign.RIGHT;
			my_txt.defaultTextFormat = my_fmt;
			label_txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
			label_txt.text = "using switch to test codes:\nusing Array to test codes:";
		}
		private function xTrace(n:int):void {
			my_txt.appendText(String(n) + "\n");
		}
	}
}