Oh guys,
this reminds me of
var a:Object=new Object();
var b:Object=new Object();
a.b=b;
b.a=a;
trace(a.b.a.b.a.b.a.b.a until I die)
On 1/23/06, Andreas Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > shouldn't there be a === or !== in there somewhere to make
> > sure you're talking about _exactly_ the same object rather
> > than one which just has the same value..?
>
> Good question...
> In my understanding - i.e. please correct me if I'm wrong! - when
> testing objects for equality the simple and the strict equality operator
> are completely interchangeable.
>
> We are not comparing values, which can be of different types (and thus
> provoke 'false positives' with the simple equality operator), but
> references, which have a simple, 'binary' quality: either they do point
> at the same place in memory or they don't.
> And two objects - by definition? - always occupy two distinct locations
> in memory, completely independent of wether they are of the same type
> and contain the same values.
>
> trace({} == {});// output: false
>
> That's why I think that when testing objects for equality, the simple
> and the strict oprator will always return the same result.
>
> --------------
> Andreas Weber
> motiondraw.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian
> Thomas
> Sent: Montag, 23. Januar 2006 16:38
> To: Flashcoders mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] getting the name of an object
>
>
> Andreas,
> Just sight-reading the code rather than testing it - shouldn't there
> be a === or !== in there somewhere to make sure you're talking about
> _exactly_ the same object rather than one which just has the same
> value..?
>
> Cheers,
> Ian
>
> On 1/23/06, Andreas Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > If you have a weakness for kludgy solutions, try the 'getObjNames'
> > function below.
> > Otherwise: don't 'forget' the names of the objects: store the name in
> the
> > same object, as an additional property.
> >
> >
> > // 'don't try this at home!'
> >
> > a = {someProp:'someValue'};
> > b = {someProp:'someOtherValue'};
> > c = a;
> >
> > arr = [a, b];
> >
> >
> > // later, when we have 'forgotten' the names of the objects
> >
> > for(var i=0, len=arr.length; i<len; i++){
> > trace(getObjNames(arr[i]) + ' - someProp: '+
> arr[i].someProp);
> >
> > // Output: c,a - someProp: someValue
> > // b - someProp: someOtherValue
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> > // kludgy, poorly tested and a waste of processor cycles function
> > getObjNames(o:Object, timeline:MovieClip){
> > var names:Array;
> > var o2 = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : _level0;
> > if(!names){names = []}
> > for(var p in o2){
> > if(typeof(o2[p]) == 'object'){
> > if(o2[p] != o){
> > getObjName(o, o2[p]);
> > }else{
> > names.push(p);
> > }
> > }
> > }
> > return names;
> > }
> >
>
>
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