ActionScript 3 basic operations on an ARGB (alpha, red, green, blue) color

argbOperations.as

package {

    public static function argbDecombine( ARGB:uint ):Array {
        return [ ARGB >> 24, ( ARGB >> 16 ) & 0xFF, ( ARGB >> 8 ) & 0xFF, ARGB & 0xFF ];
    }

    public static function argbCombine( ARGB:Array ):uint {
        return argbCombine( ARGB[0], ARGB[1], ARGB[2], ARGB[3] );
    }

    public static function argbCombine( A:uint, R:uint, G:uint, B:uint ):uint {
        return ( A << 24 ) + ( R << 16 ) + ( G << 8 ) + B;
    }

    public static function argbGetA( ARGB:uint ):uint {
        return ARGB >> 24;
    }

    public static function argbGetR( ARGB:uint ):uint {
        return ( ARGB >> 16 ) & 0xFF;
    }

    public static function argbGetG( ARGB:uint ):uint {
        return ( ARGB >> 8 ) & 0xFF;
    }

    public static function argbGetB( ARGB:uint ):uint {
        return ARGB & 0xFF;
    }
}