Get object identity in ActionScript 3

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For debugging purposes I'd like to trace the internal ID of some objects. You know, the stuff you get in error reports sometimes, SuperObject@a8D7a2

Is this possible?

possible duplicate of [How can I get an instance's "memory location" in ActionScript?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1343282/how-can-i-get-an-instances-memory-location-in-actionscript) — Jeremy, Mar 04 '13 at 17:15

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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Not as such.

Would creating a unique ID on demand do the trick?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Mar 03 '10 at 13:52

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That would work, though in this case I've solved it by using the debugger in Flex Builder. – Bart van Heukelom Mar 03 '10 at 21:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 16 '15 at 11:14

A solution that was sufficient for my needs is simpler still, Create an instance variable holding a random number. This is likely (but not guaranteed) to be different for each object, depending how many you have.

    private var _id:int = Math.random() * 10000000;

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 29 '16 at 18:12

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myObject.name = "Id_"+x;

... or something else dynamic string;

If You don't want add an Id, just see during the debug process, just trace it.

trace(myObject.name );

Air decompiler add an unique name to every display object. (like this: Instance105 )

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answered Feb 29 '16 at 17:53

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Get object identity in ActionScript 3

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