Constructor Function: Listing names of attributes in the structure

[John Geddes]

If I create an object using a constructor function, and then specify
attributes using the format "this.attrib1 = 123;" - then it is easy
enough to list the VALUES (using a loop like "for thisAttrib in
thisObject"), but for faster debugging, I would like also to be able
to list the NAMES of the attributes using a similar loop.

Is there a way to reference the attribute name specified in the
"this." statement,
ie the "attrib1" bit of "this.attrib1 = 123;" ?

John Geddes

 

[Geoffrey Summerhayes]

If I create an object using a constructor function, and then specify
attributes using the format "this.attrib1 = 123;" - then it is easy
enough to list the VALUES (using a loop like "for thisAttrib in
thisObject"), but for faster debugging, I would like also to be able
to list the NAMES of the attributes using a similar loop.

Is there a way to reference the attribute name specified in the
"this." statement,
ie the "attrib1" bit of "this.attrib1 = 123;" ?

Not quite sure if this is what you're looking for,
but here's is one of my debugging routines:

function DebugObject(a)
{
for(var b in a)
DebugOutput('\n'+ b + ':' +a);
}

 

[John Geddes]

function DebugObject(a)
{
for(var b in a)
DebugOutput('\n'+ b + ':' +a);

}

Thanks - perfect.

John Geddes