A-C > Array.length
Array.lengthSyntax
myArray
.length;
Arguments
None.
Description
Property; contains the length of the array. This property is automatically updated when new elements are added to the array. During assignment myArray[index] = value
; if index
is a number, and index+1
is a greater than the length
property, the length
property is updated to index + 1
.
Player
Flash 5 or later.
Example
The following code explains how the length property is updated:
//initial length is 0 myArray = new Array(); //myArray.length is updated to 1 myArray[0] = 'a'; //myArray.length is updated to 2 myArray[1] = 'b'; //myArray.length is updated to 10 myArray[9] = 'c';