[MX] String From Array Question

If I have an Array such as this:


var myArray = new Array("home.swf","contact.swf","search.swf");

And I use this


var myString = myArray[0];

How can I cut off the last 4 characters of that string - “.swf” - (I think this can be done if I start with a negative -1 )

So I end up with


var myString = "home";

instead of


var myString = "home.swf";

Thanks…