http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/134 Mastering AS3 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/134/comment-page-1#comment-89 jackson Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:49:20 +0000 http://jacksondunstan.com/?p=134#comment-89 Wow, that's a pretty huge boost! Thanks for sharing. Wow, that’s a pretty huge boost! Thanks for sharing.

]]> http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/134/comment-page-1#comment-87 Jonnie Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:13:50 +0000 http://jacksondunstan.com/?p=134#comment-87 In a speed comparison, (o as Point) is 3x faster than Point(o). And, in your example, if you use: var p:Point = o as Point; it'll be 4.5x faster. In a speed comparison, (o as Point) is 3x faster than Point(o). And, in your example, if you use: var p:Point = o as Point; it’ll be 4.5x faster.

]]> http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/134/comment-page-1#comment-41 jackson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:22:41 +0000 http://jacksondunstan.com/?p=134#comment-41 Yep, the key seems to be knowing which one you want and when. Most of the time you know that the cast is OK, but in those cases where you don't you should use the appropriate cast. People who like exceptions will likely prefer <tt>Point(o)</tt>, people who don't will likely prefer <tt>o as Point</tt>. I'm glad AS3 give you options. Yep, the key seems to be knowing which one you want and when. Most of the time you know that the cast is OK, but in those cases where you don’t you should use the appropriate cast. People who like exceptions will likely prefer Point(o), people who don’t will likely prefer o as Point. I’m glad AS3 give you options.

]]> http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/134/comment-page-1#comment-38 Robert Penner Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:10:40 +0000 http://jacksondunstan.com/?p=134#comment-38 Point(o) will throw an exception if the cast fails, whereas o as Point will evaluate to null and keep on trucking. Point(o) will throw an exception if the cast fails, whereas o as Point will evaluate to null and keep on trucking.

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