Arrange (z) order of objects in Flash with ActionScript 3?

Question

Is it possible to arrange (z) order of objects in Flash with ActionScript 3?

e.g. I have 3 symbol instances on a given layer, and I want to perform the equivalent of

Answer 1

Bring to front would be something like:

myObject.parent.setChildIndex( myObject, myObject.parent.numChildren - 1);

Bring forward would be something like:

myObject.parent.setChildIndex( myObject, myObject.parent.getChildIndex( myObject ) + 1);

Setting a specific z index would be:

myObject.parent.setChildIndex( myObject, newZIndex);