Actionscript 3 :: Receiving Name Of Calling Function Or Constructor?
Nov 7, 2010
is it possible to get the name of a calling function or the constructor from the called function? is it possible to determine the previous function of the thread?
i would like to call some setter functions from my constructor and have my setter functions determine if it was the constructor that called them.
currently, i'm setting a boolean for this functionality, but perhaps there is another way?
public function Constructor(myNumber:Number)
{
this.myNumber = myNumber;
}
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