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//this values array will hold all of the values we need to paginate
var values:Array = new Array();
//defining the 'i' variable so we can use it multiple times in for loops
var i:int;
 
//this loop adds 1000 different values to the array
for(i=0;i<1000;i++){
	//the values will range from 0-9999
	values[i] = Math.round(Math.random()*9999);
}

//the current page we're on
var page:int = 1;
//the limit of values we need per page
var limit:int = 6;
//the current row that we're working on
var row:int = 0;
//The total pages that we have
var totalPages:int = Math.ceil(values.length/limit);
 
function createValues():void{
	//this will always limit the amount to the limit variable
	//but, "i" will act as a marker for which part of the values
	//array that we're going to use
	for(i=(page-1)*limit;i<page*limit;i++){
		//checks if there actually is a value where "i" is
		//otherwise we'll get some undefined movieclips
		if(i < values.length){
			var newValue:mcValueHolder = new mcValueHolder();
			//sets the coordinates based on the row
			newValue.x = 5;
			newValue.y = 5+newValue.height*row;
			//sets this guys value to the correct part of the array
			newValue.txtValue.text = values[i];
			//changing this guys name so we can reference it later
			newValue.name = 'value'+row;
			//adds the mc to stage
			addChild(newValue);
			//move onto the next row
			row ++;
		}
	}
	//then we reset the rows so we can use the variable again
	row=0;
}
//function to remove the mc's
function removeValues():void{
	//this loop will run once for each mc on stage
	for(i=0;i<limit;i++){
		//get the object in the current row and kill it!
		removeChild(getChildByName('value'+i));
	}
}
//we're defining a function which updates the string
function updateString():void{
	txtPage.text = 'Page '+page+' out of '+totalPages;
}
//next page and previous page functions
function prevPage(event:MouseEvent):void{
	//checking if the current page isn't too low
	if(page > 1){
		//take away all of the objects so we can make new ones
		removeValues();
		page --;
		createValues();
		//then update the page text
		updateString();
	}
}
function nextPage(event:MouseEvent):void{
	//checking if the current page isn't too high
	if(page < totalPages){
		removeValues();
		page ++;
		createValues();
		updateString();
	}
}
//first things first, update the string to be as it is
updateString();
//then we place the movieclips onto the stage
createValues();
//adding listeners to the buttons
btnPrev.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, prevPage);
btnNext.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextPage);