Er, we've worked that out already ;) Lee
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: 30 May 2006 16:49 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Get Original Variable's Name in Function? That won't work - for example: var foo:String = "ABC"; var moo:String = "ABC"; myFunct(foo); myFunct(moo); // Output foo: ABC foo: ABC On 5/30/06, Kenneth Kawamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Is it possible to retrieve the name of the variable passed into a > function? > > function myFunct(str:String):Void { > for (var varName in this) { > if (this[varName] == str) { > trace(varName+": "+str); > } > } > } > var foo:String = "ABC"; > var moo:String = "DEF"; > myFunct(foo); > myFunct(moo); > > // Output > foo: ABC > moo: DEF > > OK, this is not really "retrieving" the name of the variable therefore > cannot be trusted... > > Kenneth Kawamoto > http://www.materiaprima.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > [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
