Chapter 6 Example 5

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package {
  import com.actionscriptbible.Example;
  public class ch6ex5 extends Example {
    public function ch6ex5() {
      var address:String = "Fourscore and seven years ago...";
      var firstSpace:int = address.indexOf(" ");
      var firstWord:String = address.slice(0, firstSpace);
      trace(firstWord); //Fourscore
      var ellipsis:String = address.slice(-3); //takes the last 3 characters.
      trace(ellipsis); //...
      trace(address.substr(4, 5)); //score     
    }
  }
}