create a new array with empty slots

[marmotte]

ok, i was just about to create an array with empty slots (but ready to be filled someway later in the game for example, like: array[5][3]="hello") using AS...

as i haven't found a simple way to do it, here's the code so far:

code:

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EmptyArray = new Array()

//

function createEmptyArray(lengthX, lengthY) {

	EmptyArray = [];

	EmptyArray.length = lengthY;

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

		EmptyArray[i] = [];

		EmptyArray[i].length = lengthX;

	}

}

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then simply call the function like that

code:

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createEmptyArray(4, 2);

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and it will give:

code:

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EmptyArray = [[?,?,?,?],[?,?,?,?]]

// "?" here means nothing, empty

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now...
what's the purpose of that thread!

1) my code is ugly and can be done in one/two line(s) of code. if so, any suggestion?

2) the code is perfect. if so, feel free to use it