Looping over an Array using the every() method in Flex

The following example shows how you can loop over an Array in ActionScript 3.0 using the Array class’s every() method.

Full code after the jump.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/06/13/looping-over-an-array-using-the-every-method-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Style>
        .greenModal {
            modalTransparencyColor: haloGreen;
        }

        .redModal {
            modalTransparencyColor: red;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Alert;
            import mx.utils.StringUtil;

            private function checkArray(arr:Array):void {
                textArea.text = "";
                dataGrid.dataProvider = arr;

                var success:Boolean = arr.every(isNumeric);
                if (success) {
                    Application.application.styleName = "greenModal";
                    Alert.show("Array is numeric.", // text
                                "SUCCESS",          // title
                                Alert.OK,           // flags
                                null,               // parent
                                null);              // closeHandler
                } else {
                    Application.application.styleName = "redModal";
                    Alert.show("Array has non-numeric elements.",
                                "ERROR",
                                Alert.OK,
                                null,
                                null);
                }
            }

            private function isNumeric(element:Object, index:int, arr:Array):Boolean {
                var str:String = StringUtil.substitute("{0} ({1})\\n",
                            element.label,
                            element.data);
                textArea.text += str;
                return ((element.hasOwnProperty("data")) &&
                            (element.data is Number));
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:Array id="numericArray1">
        <mx:Object label="One" data="1" />
        <mx:Object label="Two" data="2" />
        <mx:Object label="Three" data="3" />
        <mx:Object label="Four" />
        <mx:Object label="Five" data="5" />
        <mx:Object label="Six" data="6" />
        <mx:Object label="Seven" data="7" />
    </mx:Array>

    <mx:Array id="numericArray2">
        <mx:Object label="Eight" data="8" />
        <mx:Object label="Nine" data="9" />
        <mx:Object label="Ten" data="10" />
        <mx:Object label="Eleven" data="11" />
        <mx:Object label="Twelve" data="12" />
    </mx:Array>

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Button label="Check Array 1"
                click="checkArray(numericArray1);" />
        <mx:Button label="Check Array 2"
                click="checkArray(numericArray2);" />
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

    <mx:HBox>
        <mx:DataGrid id="dataGrid" rowCount="7">
            <mx:columns>
                <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="label" />
                <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="data" />
            </mx:columns>
        </mx:DataGrid>
        <mx:TextArea id="textArea"
                editable="false"
                width="{dataGrid.width}"
                height="{dataGrid.height}" />
    </mx:HBox>

</mx:Application>

View source is enabled in the following example.

Here is a slightly less complex example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/06/13/looping-over-an-array-using-the-every-method-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white"
        creationComplete="init();">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Alert;
            import mx.utils.StringUtil;

            private var arr:Array;

            private function init():void {
                arr = [];
                arr.push({label:"One", data:1});
                arr.push({label:"Two", data:2});
                arr.push({label:"Three", data:3});
                arr.push({label:"Four"});
                arr.push({label:"Five", data:5});
                arr.push({label:"Six", data:6});
                arr.push({label:"Seven", data:7});

                checkArray(arr);
            }

            private function checkArray(arr:Array):void {
                textArea.text = "";
                if (arr.every(isNumeric)) {
                    Alert.show("Array is numeric.");
                } else {
                    Alert.show("Array has non-numeric elements.");
                }
            }

            private function isNumeric(element:Object, index:int, arr:Array):Boolean {
                var str:String = StringUtil.substitute("{0} ({1})\\n",
                            element.label,
                            element.data);
                textArea.text += str;
                return ((element.hasOwnProperty("data")) &&
                            (element.data is Number));
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:TextArea id="textArea"
            editable="false"
            width="160"
            height="120" />

</mx:Application>

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