     protected function resize (newSize :int) :void
     {
         var oldEntries :Array = _entries;
-        _entries = new Array();
+        _entries = [];
         _entries.length = newSize;
 
         // place all the old entries in the new map

    /** @inheritDoc */
    public function keys () :Array
    {
        var keys :Array = new Array();

        // get the simple keys first
        if (_simpleData != null) {
            for (var key :* in _simpleData) {
                keys.push(key);
            }
        }

        // get the more complex keys
        if (_entries != null) {
            for (var ii :int = _entries.length - 1; ii >= 0; ii--) {
                for (var e :HashMap_Entry = (_entries[ii] as HashMap_Entry); e != null;
                        e = e.next) {
                    keys.push(e.getOriginalKey());
                }
            }
        }

        return keys;
    }

    /** @inheritDoc */
    public function values () :Array
    {
        var vals :Array = new Array();

        // get the simple properties first
        if (_simpleData != null) {
            for each (var value :* in _simpleData) {
                vals.push(value);
            }
        }

        // get the more complex properties
        if (_entries != null) {
            for (var ii :int = _entries.length - 1; ii >= 0; ii--) {
                for (var e :HashMap_Entry = (_entries[ii] as HashMap_Entry); e != null;
                        e = e.next) {
                    vals.push(e.value);
                }
            }
        }

        return vals;
    }



        // lazy-create the array holding other hashables
        if (_entries == null) {
            _entries = [];
            _entries.length = DEFAULT_BUCKETS;
        }

