/*

 Open a new FLash file (ActionScript 3.0).
 Select TimeLine --> Top Layer --> Frame 1
 Select Window --> Actions (F9)
 Copy and paste this snippet
 <Control> <Enter>
 Observe the output

*/

// We can sometimes determine how long to perform a loop programatically

var idx = 0;
var someString ="now is the time for"

while ( idx < someString.length ) 
{
		trace (idx, " ", someString.charAt(idx) );
        idx++;
}