I thought I couldn't do it, but wanted to ask before ruling it out... Thanks!
Doug Coning Senior Web Development Programmer FORUM Solutions, LLC > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee McColl-Sylvester > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:32 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Get Original Variable's Name in Function? > > The problem here is, if the variable is not constructed as the property > of an object, then the name is not kept. For example: > > class MyClass > { > public var pvar:String = "fine"; > > public function MyClass() > { > var lvar:String = "not fine"; > tracethis(lvar); > tracethis(pvar); > } > } > > While pvar will have its name somewhere in the instanced objects, the > lvar will not. This is because flash will drop the naming as its scope > is at the function level and so is not important. > > Lee > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug > Coning > Sent: 30 May 2006 14:15 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Get Original Variable's Name in Function? > > Nothing heinously wrong. See other post for how I'd like to be able to > trace the original name of the variable for tracking purposes... > > Thanks, > > Doug Coning > Senior Web Development Programmer > FORUM Solutions, LLC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Mark Hawley > > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:10 AM > > 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. 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