// how many cycles?
var count:Number = 10000;
var items:Array= new Array();
//
// the usual solution
function do1():Void {
	for (var i = 0; i<items.length; i++) {
	}
}
//
// variable solution
function do2():Void {
	var length = items.length;
	for (var i = 0; i<length; i++) {
	}
}
//
// effective solution
function do3():Void {
	for (var i = 0, length = items.length; i<length; i++) {
	}
}

// start counting
function doIt():Void {
	count = 100000;
	for (var i = 0; i<count; i++) {
		items.push(i);
	}
	var start1 = getTimer();
	do1();
	var end1 = getTimer();
	var start2 = getTimer();
	do2();
	var end2 = getTimer();
	var start3 = getTimer();
	do3();
	var end3 = getTimer();
	trace("iteration for "+count+" cycles:");
	trace("usual method: \t\t"+(end1-start1));
	trace("variable method: \t"+(end2-start2));
	trace("effective method: \t"+(end3-start3));
}
doIt();