Showing randomly sorted array over multiple text fields - actionscript-3

Question

I have a randomly sorted array of, say, 3 items. Instead of displaying all 3 items in one dynamic text box (see code below), I'd like to display each item across 3 different text boxes. How might I go about doing this?
var Questions:Array = new Array;
Questions[0] = "<b><p>Where Were You Born?</p><br/>";
Questions[1] = "<b><p>What is Your Name?</p><br/>";
Questions[2] = "<b><p>When is Your Birthday?</p><br/>";
function randomize (a:*, b:*): int {
return (Math.random() > .5) ? 1: -1;
}
questions_txtbox.htmlText = Questions.toString() && Questions.join("");

Answer 1

The following code accomplishes what you were asking for, although the shuffling function is crude, it gets the job done. I also dynamically generated the three Text Fields as opposed to creating them on the stage and giving them unique instance names, so you will need to adjust the x/y coordinates for these new textfields as you see fit. I tested this on Flash CC 2014 and it worked properly.
import flash.text.TextField;
var Questions:Array = new Array();
Questions[0] = "<b><p>Where Were You Born?</p><br/>";
Questions[1] = "<b><p>What is Your Name?</p><br/>";
Questions[2] = "<b><p>When is Your Birthday?</p><br/>";
var shuffleAttempts:int = 10 * Questions.length;
var questionTextFields:Array = new Array(3);
function randomize (a:*, b:*): int {
return (Math.random() > .5) ? 1: -1;
}
function shuffleQuestions(arr:Array):void {
var temp:String;
for(var i:int = 0; i < shuffleAttempts; i++ ) {
var randIndex1:int = Math.floor(Math.random() * Questions.length);
var randIndex2:int = Math.floor(Math.random() * Questions.length);
if( randIndex1 != randIndex2 ) {
temp = Questions[randIndex1];
Questions[randIndex1] = Questions[randIndex2];
Questions[randIndex2] = temp;
}
}
}
shuffleQuestions(Questions); // shuffle question list
for( var questionIndex:int = 0; questionIndex < 3; questionIndex++ ) {
if( questionIndex < Questions.length ) {
var questionField = new TextField(); // create new text field
questionField.htmlText = Questions[questionIndex]; // take a question from the questions list and set the text fields text property
questionField.y = questionIndex * 20; // move the text field so that it does not overlap another text field
questionField.autoSize = "left"; // autosize the text field to ensure all the text is readable
questionTextFields[questionIndex] = questionField; // store reference to question textfield instance in array for later use.
addChild(questionField); // add textfield to stage
}
}