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Get the sorted order of an arrays elements without changing the original array
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package{
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class Main extends Sprite{
public function Main(){
var words:Array = ["t", "r", "a", "j"];
var indices:Array = words.sort(Array.RETURNINDEXEDARRAY);
trace(words);
trace(indices);
for(var i:int = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
trace(words[indices[i]]);
}
}
}
}
t,r,a,j
2,3,1,0
a
j
r
t
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