Passing a variable name to a function?

[jhegener]

Hi,

I've created a tiny function to make it easier to debug variables in my scripts.

Func Debug($DATA)

; Local $DISPLAY

; $display = string($DATA)

MsgBox(0, "Debug", "[" & $DATA & "]")

EndFunc

When I don't seem to be getting the correct results from a script I just call the debug function: debug ($any_variable) and it will display the variable value at that point in the logic flow.

What I just discovered is that, once I start working with more than a couple variables, it's tough to figure out which variable I'm looking at when the box pops up.

As you can see from the rem'd out lines up above I've attempted to put the variable NAME ($file, $I, etc.) and not value into a local string variable which I could then incorporate into my msgbox display string.

I can't seem to get it to work but I know it's probably something stupid that I'm missing. None of the string manipulation functions seem to do what I want.

Any ideas?

Jay

[Blue_Drache]

Hi,

I've created a tiny function to make it easier to debug variables in my scripts.

Func Debug($DATA)

; Local $DISPLAY

; $display = string($DATA)

MsgBox(0, "Debug", "[" & $DATA & "]")

EndFunc

When I don't seem to be getting the correct results from a script I just call the debug function:  debug ($any_variable) and it will display the variable value at that point in the logic flow.

What I just discovered is that, once I start working with more than a couple variables, it's tough to figure out which variable I'm looking at when the box pops up.

As you can see from the rem'd out lines up above I've attempted to put the variable NAME ($file, $I, etc.) and not value into a local string variable which I could then incorporate into my msgbox display string.

I can't seem to get it to work    but I know it's probably something stupid that I'm missing.  None of the string manipulation functions seem to do what I want.

Any ideas?

Jay

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Cake!

Func Debug($DATA,$variablename="")
;   Local $DISPLAY
;   $display = string($DATA)
    MsgBox(0, "Debug", "$" & $variablename & "[" & $DATA & "]")
EndFunc

Download the latest beta so you can use optional paramaters in your functions.

Just call it like this

Func Debug($variable,"variable")

Edited February 3, 2005 by Blue_Drache

[jhegener]

Cake!

Func Debug($DATA,$variablename="")
;    Local $DISPLAY
;    $display = string($DATA)
    MsgBox(0, "Debug", "$" & $variablename & "[" & $DATA & "]")
EndFunc

Download the latest beta so you can use optional paramaters in your functions.

Just call it like this

Func Debug($variable,"variable")

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, I'll give it a shot!

Although I was really looking for a function that could extract it from the passed variable itself rather than passing along a string to describe the variable.

[Valik]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot!

Although I was really looking for a function that could extract it from the passed variable itself rather than passing along a string to describe the variable.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No function exists and its not an easy thing to implement either. I did it once but the method wasn't pretty. Its probably for the best that Jon didn't take that particular bit of code.

[lupusbalo]

or you can take it the other way

just try this:

dim $abc,$xyz
$abc="a string value"
debug("abc"); see below for $sign
$xyz=12345
debug("xyz")

Func Debug($DATA)
MsgBox(0, "Debug",$data & "=" & Eval($DATA)) ; remenber no $sign in front of the variable name
EndFunc

no $sign: I wonder why (implementation dependant?? or choosen??)