Clear Array in Actionscript3.0

array = [];

is equivalent to:

array = new Array();

This would not cause memory leak, but it is not recommended, for unknown reasons.

array.length = 0;

and

array.splice(array.length - 1, 1);

should be slower. 

But please note that the later reference may be wrong, because it is different from:

var deleted_people:Array = people.splice(0,people.length);

Refs:

http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/clear-delete-array-actionscript-3/

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2237652/as3-how-to-clear-an-array-efficiently