caller (arguments.caller property)

Comments

thx1138 said on Sep 30, 2005 at 8:16 AM :

Can you specify in the documentation if the caller property can return a reference to the name of the function?

trace(arguments.caller) // traces nameOfFunction

thx1138 said on Sep 30, 2005 at 9:13 AM :

An example of how you can use this until Macromedia makes one.

function firstFunction () {
trace("calling first function")
secondFunction();
}

function secondFunction () {
trace("calling second function")
if (arguments.caller==firstFunction) {
trace("second function called by first function")
}
else {
trace("second function called by third function")
}
}

function thirdFunction() {
trace("calling third function")
secondFunction()
}

//firstFunction()
thirdFunction()

Leandro Amano said on Jul 16, 2007 at 10:54 AM :

import mx.utils.Delegate;
var oRel:Object = btn.onRelease=Delegate.create(this, getDesc);
function getDesc() {
trace(arguments.caller == btn.onRelease);
trace(arguments.callee == getDesc);
trace(arguments.caller.name);
}
oRel.name = "btn";