Flash / Flex / ActionScript/Data Type/Value Reference

Creating a Separate Copy of an variable

   <source lang="java">

package{

 import flash.display.Sprite;
 
 public class Main extends Sprite{
   public function Main(){
       var quantity:int = 5;
       
       var newQuantity:int = quantity;
       
       quantity = 29;
            
       trace(quantity);        // Displays: 29
       trace(newQuantity);     // Displays: 5
   }
 }

}

       </source>