Sort unidimensional arrays.

sortArray.as

package rinaldi.array {
	
	/**
	*	
	*	Sort unidimensional arrays.
	*	The funcionality of this method is based in one technique teached in ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook.
	*	
	*	@param			p_array			Array to sort.
	*	
	*	@return							A sorted array.
	*	
	**/
	
	public function sortArray( p_array : Array ) : Array
	{
		var indices : Array = p_array.sort(Array.RETURNINDEXEDARRAY); // Getting an array with numeric indices
		var sorted : Array = [];
		
		for(var i : int = 0, indice : Number; i < p_array.length; i++) {
			indice = indices[i];
			sorted.push(p_array[indice]);
		}
		
		// Removing references
		indices = null;
		p_array = null;
		
		return sorted;
	}

}