Problems creating an array and mixing them up

Question

I am trying to create an array (1-35), mix that array and display the results with a trace. I am getting an error withthe following code.
public function generateArray(toNumber : int) : Array {
        var result : Array = [];
        for (var i : int = toNumber; i != 0; i--) {
        result.push(i);
        return result;
        public function shuffle (a:Array,i:int):Array
        {var rndm:int;
        var b:Array = a.slice();
        var c:Array = [];
        while (i) {
        rndm = Math.random() * b.length;
        c.push(b.splice(rndm,1)[0]);
        i--;
        return c;
         /*limit question display to 35*/
         generateArray(35);
         trace(generateArrays);
the error(s) are:
1180: Call to a possibly undefined method generateArray.
1120: Access of undefined property generateArrays.
please assist with resolving these problems.
thanks in advance!

Answer 1

generateArray(35) and that trace() must be inside a method (or methods).  for example,
    internal class Mixer {
        //retains the array that is consulted for random question numbers
        private var randomizedOrder:Array;
        //CONSTRUCTOR - passed total number of questions in section
        public function Mixer (questnsTotal:Number) {
            randomizedOrder = new Array();
            randomizedOrder[0] = Math.floor(Math.random()*questnsTotal);
            for (var i:Number=1; i<questnsTotal; i++) {
                randomizedOrder[i] = newNumber(questnsTotal, i);
            for (var k:Number=0; k<questnsTotal; k++) {
                trace(""+k+": "+randomizedOrder[k]);
  /*limit question display to 35*/
         generateArray(35);
         trace(generateArray);
        //recursive function that creates a new number until it creates one that isn't already in use
        private function newNumber (qTotal:Number, curNum:Number):Number {
            var newNum:Number = Math.floor(Math.random()*qTotal);
            for (var j:Number=0; j<curNum; j++) {
                if (randomizedOrder[j] == newNum) {
                    return newNumber(qTotal, curNum);
            return newNum;
        public function generateArray(toNumber : int) : Array {
        var result : Array = [];
        for (var i : int = toNumber; i != 0; i--) {
        result.push(i);
        return result;
        public function shuffle (a:Array,i:int):Array
        {var rndm:int;
        var b:Array = a.slice();
        var c:Array = [];
        while (i) {
        rndm = Math.random() * b.length;
        c.push(b.splice(rndm,1)[0]);
        i--;
        return c;
        //This is how external classes acquire a random number from this class's array
        //(programNum = the question the program wants to ask next, based on sequential order, or user selection)
        internal function getRandomNumber(programNum:Number):Number {
            return randomizedOrder[programNum];