printf() in as3, as an alternative to trace()
tracef() works alot like printf(), in that specific identifiers add different variables to an output string, before writing it. As of right now, it handles 4 different 'types':
- %i for int and uint
- %n for Number
- %s for String
- %o for Objects (Arrays, Vectors, Timers, you name it) (Basically all complex types) As an example of usage, consult the demo found in the tracef.as file If you're lazy:
tracef("Without %s", "tracef");
trace("%s is a new way to format traces, allows numbers like: %n and ints like: %i");
trace("You may also interpolate objects: %o");
tracef("With %s", "tracef");
tracef("%s is a new way to format traces, allows numbers like: %n and ints like: %i", Number(2.9), int(2), "tracef");
tracef("You may also interpolate objects: %o", new Object());
Having anything right before, or right after '%' breaks it
- example
tracef("Hello%s", name);will not work, neither willtracef("%sis a nice name", name);
Repeated values in the same tracef are not recognized
- example
tracef("These are the number one: %i %i %i", ONE, ONE, ONE);will print"These are the number one: 1 %i %i"