Using ObjectUtil.toString() to trace properties of an Object
If you need to get a quick view into an Object or class instance, you can use the mx.utils.ObjectUtil.toString() API included in the Flex 2 Framework.
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class ViewType extends Sprite
{
import mx.utils.ObjectUtil;
import flash.util.trace;
public function ViewType()
{
var o:Object = new Object();
o.foo = "bar";
o.arr = [{name:"Homer"}, {name:"Bart"}];
trace(ObjectUtil.toString(o));
}
}
}
This will output the object in a more human readable format like so:
(Object)#0
arr = (Array)#1
[0] (Object)#2
name = "Homer"
[1] (Object)#3
name = "Bart"
foo = "bar"
You can view the docs for the api here.
You can download the Flex 2 beta from labs.
I saw your post on Flexcoders about this earlier and I cannot believe I didn’t look for something like sooner. Its a life saver. Bye bye to my nested for…in’s.
Ben
12 Apr 06 at 12:00 pm
is there any source code available for this?
it would be so useful in flash development too.
sebi
13 Apr 06 at 3:12 am
I believe a similar method exists in the v2 component architecture, although the exact method escapes me… For something more lightweight you do something like Keith Peters did in flash 7+:
http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=535
mray
13 Apr 06 at 8:27 pm