Little cheat to document the type of ArrayCollection's items

i though share how document actual type stored in arraycollection.

 

if see line this:

 

public var items : arraycollection;

 

you have no clue type stored in array. can string, integer, custom objects, whatever. used this:

 

public var items : arraycollection /* of customer */;

 

which doesn't compiler maintainer of application (often, yourself!). problem if later changed name of class (say customer client), "documentation" out of date. few moments ago, occured me possibly use this:

 

public var items : arraycollection; typeof(customer);

 

it compiles fine , although typeof(...) statement doesn't useful, pretty documents type of objects stored in array.

 

i think i'm going use in projects. obviously, proper generics support in avm nicer in meantime, think it's better nothing.

 

regards,

borek

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