AS3: No variables in testing environment

So one of the ways I work is to publish my swf into the
testing environment. If things are quite what I expect I often go
to the Debug menu and select ''List Variables.'' Then I can see the
status of all my variables and often realize what is going on.



Try this with AS3.



Make a new AS3 FLA.

On the first frame put this.

var myVal:Number=10;

Publish and then List Variables.



Do you get anything other than:



Level #0:

Variable _level0.$version = ''MAC 9,0,45,0''



That is all I ever see. Not so useful.



Was this just a bad habit to develop? Or is this something
missing from AS3?AS3: No variables in testing environment
I am sorry but List Variables is not supported for
ActionScript 3.



The Flash player has no way of identifying whether the movie
being tested is

ActionScript 1 and 2 where it is supported or ActionScript 3
where it is

not, so the feature still remains accessible for both even
though it will

only work for ActionScript 1 and 2.



''Rothrock'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
message

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%26gt; So one of the ways I work is to publish my swf into the
testing

%26gt; environment. If

%26gt; things are quite what I expect I often go to the Debug
menu and select

%26gt; ''List

%26gt; Variables.'' Then I can see the status of all my
variables and often

%26gt; realize

%26gt; what is going on.

%26gt;

%26gt; Try this with AS3.

%26gt;

%26gt; Make a new AS3 FLA.

%26gt; On the first frame put this.

%26gt; var myVal:Number=10;

%26gt; Publish and then List Variables.

%26gt;

%26gt; Do you get anything other than:

%26gt;

%26gt; Level #0:

%26gt; Variable _level0.$version = ''MAC 9,0,45,0''

%26gt;

%26gt; That is all I ever see. Not so useful.

%26gt;

%26gt; Was this just a bad habit to develop? Or is this
something missing from

%26gt; AS3?

%26gt;





AS3: No variables in testing environment
So is there any replacement way of seeing variables when
testing a AS3 published file? It seems like a big gap for those of
us trying to develop in AS3.
You would debug the movie using Debug %26gt; Debug Movie

then for each breakpoint in your code, the Variables panel
can be used to

see variables and values



Its a slightly different workflow, so it may take a while to
get used to,

but it gives you pretty much the same information (along with
the ability to

edit variables during runtime which is fun)



''Rothrock'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
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%26gt; So is there any replacement way of seeing variables when
testing a AS3

%26gt; published file? It seems like a big gap for those of us
trying to develop

%26gt; in AS3.






you can also get info using describeType, quick example