actionscript 3 - Find the most recent date from an Array -

how find recent date array 1 below?

tue jun 2 17:59:54 gmt+0200 2013 tue jun 5 18:00:10 gmt+0200 2013 tue jun 1 12:27:14 gmt+0200 2013 tue jun 3 17:26:58 gmt+0200 2013 tue jun 9 17:27:49 gmt+0200 2013 tue jun 1 13:27:39 gmt+0200 2015 tue jun 3 12:27:59 gmt+0200 2013 tue jun 6 15:27:22 gmt+0200 2014 tue jun 2 17:27:30 gmt+0200 2014  

assuming array full of as3 native date objects, this:

array.sorton("time",array.descending);  trace("most recent:",array[0]); 

you cannot use array.sort (unless use array.numeric flag) because sort string representation of date. days of week grouped instead of actual date.

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if dates strings, need convert them date objects prior sorting:

//assuming posted array in var called 'stringarray'  var datearray:array = []; //a new array hold converted strings  for(var i:int=0;i<stringarray.length;i++){     datearray.push(new date(stringarray[i])); }  datearray.sorton("time",array.descending); trace("most recent date:",datearray[0]); 

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to show in concrete example, here posted dates - copy paste code produce same results:

var arr:array = new array(     new date("tue jun 2 17:59:54 gmt+0200 2013"),     new date("tue jun 5 18:00:10 gmt+0200 2013"),     new date("tue jun 1 12:27:14 gmt+0200 2013"),     new date("tue jun 3 17:26:58 gmt+0200 2013"),     new date("tue jun 9 17:27:49 gmt+0200 2013"),     new date("tue jun 1 13:27:39 gmt+0200 2015"),     new date("tue jun 3 12:27:59 gmt+0200 2013"),     new date("tue jun 6 15:27:22 gmt+0200 2014"),     new date("tue jun 2 17:27:30 gmt+0200 2014") );  arr.sort(array.descending);  trace("sort:"); tracedates();  arr.sorton("time",array.descending); trace("\nsort on:"); tracedates();    function tracedates(){     for(var i:int=0;i<arr.length;i++){         trace(" ",arr[i].fullyear + "-" + arr[i].month + "-" + arr[i].day);     } }  //output: /* sort:   2013-5-3   2013-5-0   2013-5-0   2013-5-6   2013-5-1   2013-5-1   2014-5-1   2015-5-1 //most recent date, second last item in array   2014-5-5  sort on:   2015-5-1  //june 1st recent date (first item in array)   2014-5-5   2014-5-1   2013-5-0   2013-5-3   2013-5-1   2013-5-1   2013-5-0   2013-5-6  */