Griffith Designs

var cardSuits:Array = new Array ("Hearts", "Clubs", "Diamonds", "Spades");
var cardSigns:Array = new Array ("A", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "J", "Q", "K");

function create_new_deck ():Array {
var array:Array = new Array;
    for (i = 0; i < cardSuits.length; i++) {
        for (j = 0; j < cardSigns.length; j++) {
            array.push (cardSigns[j] + " " + cardSuits[i]);
        }
    }
    return array;
}

function shuffle_cards (array:Array):Array {
    var _length:Number = array.length, mixed:Array = array.slice (), i:Number, j:Number, k:Object;
    for (j = 0; j < _length; j++) {
        k = mixed[j];
        mixed[j] = mixed[i = random (_length)];
        mixed[i] = k;
    }
    return mixed;
}