ReferenceError: Error #1037: Cannot assign to a method every on Array.

Question

This code causes a runtime Error#1037 when publishing in AS3, but not in AS2.
var myArray:Array=[];
myArray["every"]=[];
I'm guessing that is because every is an already defined method in the Array class.
Should I be using the dictionary class instead? Any good tips on that? Anything I should really know?

Answer 1

i'm not sure what you're trying to do but the Array class is used for ordered lists.  You should NOT be using a string for a key.
if you want to create an unordered list = hash=map in flash (and use strings for keys), use an object:
var obj:Object={}
obj["every"]=[];  // if you want the value to be an array or
obj["ever"]={};  // if you want the value to be another object/has/map
use a dictionary if you want to use objects for keys.