[flexcoders] Re: Examining static variables when debugging with Flash Builder

[valdhor]

Strange. It works for me.

Maybe you need to initialize x in the constructor of the Global class. Leaving 
it unassigned may cause that error.

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, William Mitchell whm@... wrote:

 --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, valdhor valdhorlists@ wrote:
 
  You have to create a variable of type Global somewhere in your code before 
  you can use the class variable x.
 
 valdhor: Thanks for that note.  I'd tried to boil the question to its 
 essence.  In the real app, various static members of Global are used in 
 various places.  However, your note did prompt me to add this field in the 
 application (tos.mxml):
 
 public static var global: Global = new Global
 
 That produces an interesting result: tos.global.x in the Expressions view 
 shows me the data of interest, giving me a viable workaround.
 
 But Global.x in the Expressions view produces the same result: 
 error(s)_during_the_evaluation

[flexcoders] Re: Examining static variables when debugging with Flash Builder

[valdhor]

You have to create a variable of type Global somewhere in your code before you 
can use the class variable x.

The Flash Builder compiler is Smart. If you explicitly import a class but 
then don't use it the compiler will not import the class. To do so would bloat 
the code for something that is not used.

As x is a static variable (ie. class variable) you would need to use the class 
to get access to x. ie. Global.x

After you create the variable you don't need to use that variable. In fact, the 
variable will be null. Global will not appear in the Variables view as it is 
not a variable - it is a class. To see x in debug you would need to create an 
expression - Global.x

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, William Mitchell whm@... wrote:

 I've got a class like this:
 
 package tos.model
 {
   public class Global
   {
   public static var x:int
   }
 }
 
 when at a breakpoint in Flash Builder 4.5, I'd like to find out what the 
 value of Global.x is.
 
 Global doesn't appear in the Variables view.
 
 I've tried adding watches for Global, Global.x, tos.model.Global, and 
 tos.model.Global.x.  All produce 'error(s)_during_the_evaluation' in red in 
 the Value column.
 
 Any ideas on how I could get a look at Global.x?
 
 William Mitchell
 Research Programmer
 School of Information: Science, Technology,  and Arts
 The University of Arizona

[flexcoders] Re: Examining static variables when debugging with Flash Builder

[William Mitchell]

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, valdhor valdhorlists@... wrote:

 You have to create a variable of type Global somewhere in your code before 
 you can use the class variable x.

valdhor: Thanks for that note.  I'd tried to boil the question to its essence.  
In the real app, various static members of Global are used in various places.  
However, your note did prompt me to add this field in the application 
(tos.mxml):

public static var global: Global = new Global

That produces an interesting result: tos.global.x in the Expressions view shows 
me the data of interest, giving me a viable workaround.

But Global.x in the Expressions view produces the same result: 
error(s)_during_the_evaluation