Chapter 8 Example 1

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package {
  import com.actionscriptbible.Example;
  public class ch8ex1 extends Example {
    public function ch8ex1() {
      //array literals
      var fibonacci:Array = [1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];
      var a:Array = [];
      var b:Array = [1, 2, 3,]; //trailing comma ok
      
      //looking up a value by index
      var animals:Array = ["newt", "vole", "cobra", "tortoise"];
      trace(animals[2]); //cobra
      
      //assigning a value by index
      animals[0] = "salamander";
      trace(animals); //salamander,vole,cobra,tortoise
      
      //finding the length
      var veggies:Array = new Array();
      trace(veggies.length); //0
      veggies = ["corn", "bok choy", "kale", "beet"];
      trace(veggies.length); //4
    }
  }
}