Urgent - array access

I can load the variables I need into an array with the following, BUT...outside of the success function, how can I access the array variables?

code:

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var navVars = new LoadVars();

navVars.load("variables1.txt");

navVars.onLoad = function(success) {

	if (success) {

		//trace that the variables have loaded

		//trace("success")

		//trace the type of object you are dealing with

    	//trace(typeof (this.level1));		// string

		//split the varibles into their respective arrays

		this.navArray1=this.level1.split(":");

		this.navArray2=this.level2.split(":");

		trace(typeof (this.navArray1));

		trace(this.navArray1.length);		// 4

trace(this.navArray1[0])



array_length = this.navArray1.length;

		for (i=0; i<array_length; i++) {

	trace(this.navArray1[i]);

		}



	}

};

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For anyone that is interested.

I created a global array in the success function that allowed me to access it.

I also realised that I could access it from navVars.navArray1

If anyone know which is the better way to do it then please let me know :)

There are pros and cons for both solutions and really depend on where you need to access the arrays.

navVars.navArray1
pros:
minimize name space conflict where you can re-use navArray1 elsewhere
cons:
performance wise, you are creating more complex hierachy which reduces the performance (hardly detectable but counts)

global
pros:
access directly from anywhere
cons:
too much global variables makes harder in code management