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Actionscript:
function randomChoice(...args:Array):*{
return args[int(Math.random()*args.length)];
}
// choose randomly from a number of different values
var val:* = randomChoice(10, "Hello", "0xFF0000", 1000);
// choose a random color (in this case red, green or blue)
var randColor:uint = randomChoice(0xFF0000, 0x00FF00, 0x0000FF);
trace(val);
trace(randColor);
The function randomChoice() takes any number of arguments and spits one of them back randomly. Just a handy [...]
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Actionscript:
for (var i:int = 0; i<100; i++){
graphics.lineStyle(0,0);
graphics[["drawEllipse", "drawRect"][int(Math.random()*2)]](Math.random()*400, Math.random()*300, Math.random()*100,Math.random()*100)
}
/*
WARNING: This code was written for fun. Use at your own risk.
*/
And a more readable version:
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Actionscript:
var methodChoices:Array = ["drawEllipse", "drawRect"];
var method:String;
var xp:Number, yp:Number, w:Number, h:Number;
for (var i:int = 0; i<100; i++){
method = methodChoices[int(Math.random()*methodChoices.length)];
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Actionscript:
for (var i:int = 0; i<4; i++){
this["phase"+i]();
}
function phase0():void{
trace("phase 0");
}
function phase1():void{
trace("phase 1");
}
function phase2():void{
trace("phase 2");
}
function phase3():void{
trace("phase 3");
}
/*
will output:
phase 0
phase 1
phase 2
phase 3
*/
/*
WARNING: This code was written for fun. Use at your own risk.
*/
I was pleasantly surprised back in the AS1 days... when I discovered [...]
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Actionscript:
var canvas:BitmapData=new BitmapData(280,280,false,0x000000);
addChild(new Bitmap(canvas, PixelSnapping.AUTO, true));
var color:uint;
// anchor x1, anchor y1,
// control-handle x2, control-handle y2,
// anchor x3, anchor y3, control-handle x4,
// control-handle y4, [resolution incremental value between 0-1]
function cubicBezier(x1:Number, y1:Number, x2:Number, y2:Number,
x3:Number, y3:Number, x4:Number, y4:Number, [...]