Package	flash.utils
Class	public dynamic class Dictionary
Inheritance	Dictionary Object

The Dictionary class allows you to create a dynamic collection of properties, which uses strict equality (===) for key comparison. When an object is used as a key the object's identity is used to lookup the object and not the value returned from calling toString() on it.

So:

 var dict = new Dictionary();
 var obj = new Object();
 var key:Object = new Object();
 key.toString = function() { return "key" }
  
 dict[key] = "Letters";
 obj["key"] = "Letters";
  
 dict[key] == "Letters" // true
 obj["key"] == "Letters" // true 
 obj[key] == "Letters" // true because key == "key" is true b/c key.toString == "key"
 dict["key"] == "Letters" // false because "key" === key is false
 

See also

=== (strict equality)

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	Property		Defined by
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

	Function		Defined by
		Dictionary(weakKeys:Boolean = false) Creates a new Dictionary object.	Dictionary
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

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