/**
         * Finds the Entity nearest to another inside a rectangle.
         * @param   type        The Entity type to check for.
         * @param   e           The Entity to find the nearest to.
         * @param   rect        [x,y,width,height] create a rect
         * @return  The nearest Entity to e.
         */
        public function nearestToEntityinRect(type:String, e:Entity, rect:Array):Entity
        {
            var n:Entity = _typeFirst[type],
                nearDist:Number = Number.MAX_VALUE,
                near:Entity, dist:Number,
                x:Number = e.x - e.originX,
                y:Number = e.y - e.originY;
            while (n)
            {
                if (n.x > rect[0] &&
                    n.y > rect[1] &&
                    n.x < rect[2] &&
                    n.y < rect[3])
                    {
                        dist = (x - n.x) * (x - n.x) + (y - n.y) * (y - n.y);
                        if (dist < nearDist)
                        {
                            nearDist = dist;
                            near = n;
                        }
                    }
                n = n._typeNext;
            }
            return near;
        }