Tracef

printf() in as3, as an alternative to trace()

Usage

tracef() works alot like printf(), in that specific identifiers add different variables to an output string, before writing it. As of right now, it handles 4 different 'types':

• %i for int and uint
• %n for Number
• %s for String
• %o for Objects (Arrays, Vectors, Timers, you name it) (Basically all complex types) As an example of usage, consult the demo found in the tracef.as file If you're lazy:

tracef("Without %s", "tracef");
trace("%s is a new way to format traces, allows numbers like: %n and ints like: %i");
trace("You may also interpolate objects: %o");
tracef("With %s", "tracef");
tracef("%s is a new way to format traces, allows numbers like: %n and ints like: %i", Number(2.9), int(2), "tracef"); 
tracef("You may also interpolate objects: %o", new Object());

Warnings

Having anything right before, or right after '%' breaks it

• example tracef("Hello%s", name); will not work, neither will tracef("%sis a nice name", name);

Repeated values in the same tracef are not recognized

• example tracef("These are the number one: %i %i %i", ONE, ONE, ONE); will print "These are the number one: 1 %i %i"

If you find any other bugs, or wish to contribute, then you're more than welcome to do so. Especially if you fix one of the warnings!