I have decided...

[Captain_404]

...that I have no idea what I'm doing anymore.

I recently took a short little jaunt into the world of thinking I understood arrays, but I obviously don't. The world of thinking I understood onEnterFrame was so much more fun.

My problem is, I have two arrays, one I can make reference to in my code, the other I can't.

I defined them the exact same way, I've even removed all references to one and replaced it with the other, but I get the same result. I copied the working one and pasted it in place of the non-working and I still get trouble.

They're both multi-dimensional so you know, when I trace a line in each I get

working:
0,0,0,0,0,0,5,1,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
not working:
0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

can anyone help this poor head o' mine?

[renderhjs]

there are some things you need to watch out with arrays

1.) always declare a new array before using it ,- esspecially in multi dimensional arrays e.g:
myArray = new Array();
for (var i=1;i<=10;i++){
myArray[i-1] = new Array();
for (var j=1;j<=10;j++){
myArray[i-1][j-1] = random(10);
}
}

2.) when you copy an array you can simply say something like:
copyArray = myArray;
because that will create a reference one (never understood that)
instead you can do it for example with this:
copyArray = new Array();
copyArray = myArray.slice(0,myArray.length);

did this helped somewhat?

[VENGEANCE MX]

Btw, render:

myArray = new Array();
for (var i=1;i<=10;i++){
myArray[i-1] = new Array();
for (var j=1;j<=10;j++){
myArray[i-1][j-1] = random(10);
}
} 

I think could be simplified to this?

myArray = [];
for (var i=0;i<10;i++){
myArray[i] = [];
for (var j=0;j<10;j++){
myArray[i][j] = random(10);
}
} 

[fil_razorback]

instead you can do it for example with this:
copyArray = new Array();
copyArray = myArray.slice(0,myArray.length);

...Haha. I've always made loops to copy arrays. Silly me >.<

[renderhjs]

@ fil_razorback:
lol me too in the beginning because I was/am confused with the reference thingy

@ VENGEANCE MX:
old habit,- but I am about to throw some of them over board now with AS3

[Captain_404]

Thanks everyone, I figured out what my problem was...one of those real obvious things that's hiding in plain sight n the code below it.

But thanks anyway, I think often, all you need to do to find a problem is make a thread about it. You'll find the problem yourself literally minutes afterward. Oh well.

[UnknownGuy]

Just a question on this topic:

I still iterate through object properties to copy them, is there any other way? (I don't believe so)

[renderhjs]

if you have a object can´t you simply copy it e.g:
myObj = {z:8,energy:6};
copyObj = new Object();
copyObj = myObj;
at least I dont get a mess when passing object though functions (or methods ) not like arrays who always refer to that origianl one

[UnknownGuy]

Try this:

code:

---

myObj = {z:8,energy:6};

copyObj = new Object();

copyObj = myObj;

//delete myObj;

trace(copyObj.z)

//traces 8

myObj.z=30;

trace(copyObj.z)

//traces 30

---

Both objects reference the same memory.

I'm trying to make a different copy. (Sorry, my original post didn't explain), not just a reference to the same thing.