If I understand you requirements, you are trying to work out where the data was passed to the function... your best bet is to use arguments.callee to work this out.
Lee -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Mark Hawley Sent: 30 May 2006 14:10 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Get Original Variable's Name in Function? Why would you need to know the variable name? It sounds like something has gone heinously wrong with your code if this need is popping up. Doug Coning wrote: > Greetings all, > > Is it possible to retrieve the name of the variable passed into a > function? For instance: > > function myFunct(str:String){ > // GET ORIGINAL NAME of str? > } > > var foo:String = "ABC"; > var moo:String = "DEF"; > myFunct(foo); > myFunct(moo); > > In the above, how can myFunct know that the first call was sent 'foo' > and the second call was sent 'moo'? > > Thanks, > > Doug Coning > Senior Web Development Programmer > FORUM Solutions, LLC > > This e-mail and any attachment(s) are intended for the specified recipient(s) only and are legally protected. If you have received this communication in error, please "reply to" sender's e-mail address with notification of the error and then destroy this message in all electronic and physical forms. > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > > _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
