But don't most controls internally wrap the array set as a dataprovider into an arraycollection?
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You should use Array anywhere you don't need binding or events that > indicate changes to the array. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Teddy Setiawan > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:39 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: Array vs ArrayCollection > > > > I have the same problem regarding slower performance using > arraycollection in some iterating process. > Then I change it to array , but I get another big problem......memory > leak. > > I use the array for small iterating process and using arraycollection > for larga data. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:18:46 +0000 > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Array vs ArrayCollection > > This is something I too wonder about from time to time. I notice > alot > of developers are using the ArrayCollection for data binding but > I > can't say with 100% confidence why one would be used in any > specific > problem domain opposed to a basic array. I guess if you find you > want > to use the functions exposed by the ICollectionView and IList > interfaces the ArrayCollection is your tool. > > Anybody have any clear examples? > > Nick > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> , "rmarples" <rmarples@> wrote: > > > > We have recently made some big performance gains in our > product by > replacing the use of > > ArrayCollections with Arrays in some data calculation > algorithms. It > appears that even > > iterating through an ArrayCollection is significantly slower > than an > Array. > > > > My question to you all is... what have you found to be the > best > place to use one of the other > > in your applications? > > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. Get it now! > <http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_01 > 2008> >