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    Posted on October 26th, 2009

    Written by Behrouz Pooladrag

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    describeType in AS3

    that’s beautiful.. so much better than typeof.. Though I might also add (if I may), if you want some extremely (almost stupid amount of) detailed info about your class type, you can also use describeType()..

    so

    var sprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
    var spriteDescription:XML = describeType(sprite);
    trace (spriteDescription);

    traces:

    <type name=”flash.display::Sprite” base=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” isDynamic=”false” isFinal=”false” isStatic=”false”>
    <extendsClass type=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer”/>
    <extendsClass type=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”/>
    <extendsClass type=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <extendsClass type=”flash.events::EventDispatcher”/>
    <extendsClass type=”Object”/>
    <implementsInterface type=”flash.events::IEventDispatcher”/>
    <implementsInterface type=”flash.display::IBitmapDrawable”/>
    <accessor name=”buttonMode” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite”/>
    <accessor name=”soundTransform” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.media::SoundTransform” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite”/>
    <accessor name=”useHandCursor” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite”/>
    <method name=”stopDrag” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite” returnType=”void”/>
    <accessor name=”dropTarget” access=”readonly” type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite”/>
    <accessor name=”graphics” access=”readonly” type=”flash.display::Graphics” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite”/>
    <accessor name=”hitArea” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.display::Sprite” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite”/>
    <method name=”startDrag” declaredBy=”flash.display::Sprite” returnType=”void”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”Boolean” optional=”true”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”flash.geom::Rectangle” optional=”true”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”swapChildren” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”void”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”tabChildren” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer”/>
    <method name=”getObjectsUnderPoint” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”Array”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.geom::Point” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”getChildAt” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”flash.display::DisplayObject”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”int” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”removeChildAt” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”flash.display::DisplayObject”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”int” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”getChildIndex” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”int”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”areInaccessibleObjectsUnderPoint” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”Boolean”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.geom::Point” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”contains” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”Boolean”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”mouseChildren” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer”/>
    <method name=”removeChild” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”flash.display::DisplayObject”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”setChildIndex” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”void”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”int” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”addChildAt” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”flash.display::DisplayObject”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”int” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”numChildren” access=”readonly” type=”int” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer”/>
    <method name=”addChild” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”flash.display::DisplayObject”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”getChildByName” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”flash.display::DisplayObject”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”String” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”textSnapshot” access=”readonly” type=”flash.text::TextSnapshot” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer”/>
    <method name=”swapChildrenAt” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” returnType=”void”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”int” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”int” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”doubleClickEnabled” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”/>
    <accessor name=”contextMenu” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.ui::ContextMenu” declaredBy=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”/>
    <accessor name=”accessibilityImplementation” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.accessibility::AccessibilityImplementation” declaredBy=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”>
    <metadata name=”Inspectable”>
    <arg key=”environment” value=”none”/>
    </metadata>
    </accessor>
    <accessor name=”mouseEnabled” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”/>
    <accessor name=”focusRect” access=”readwrite” type=”Object” declaredBy=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”/>
    <accessor name=”tabIndex” access=”readwrite” type=”int” declaredBy=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”/>
    <accessor name=”tabEnabled” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::InteractiveObject”/>
    <accessor name=”alpha” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”scale9Grid” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.geom::Rectangle” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”name” access=”readwrite” type=”String” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”filters” access=”readwrite” type=”Array” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”y” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”rotation” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”scrollRect” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.geom::Rectangle” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”x” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”cacheAsBitmap” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”accessibilityProperties” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.accessibility::AccessibilityProperties” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <method name=”globalToLocal” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject” returnType=”flash.geom::Point”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.geom::Point” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”getBounds” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject” returnType=”flash.geom::Rectangle”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”opaqueBackground” access=”readwrite” type=”Object” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <method name=”hitTestPoint” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject” returnType=”Boolean”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”Number” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”Number” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”3″ type=”Boolean” optional=”true”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”visible” access=”readwrite” type=”Boolean” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”mouseX” access=”readonly” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”mask” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <method name=”getRect” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject” returnType=”flash.geom::Rectangle”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”scaleX” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”scaleY” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”root” access=”readonly” type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”loaderInfo” access=”readonly” type=”flash.display::LoaderInfo” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <method name=”hitTestObject” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject” returnType=”Boolean”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.display::DisplayObject” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”transform” access=”readwrite” type=”flash.geom::Transform” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”width” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”stage” access=”readonly” type=”flash.display::Stage” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”parent” access=”readonly” type=”flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”height” access=”readwrite” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <method name=”localToGlobal” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject” returnType=”flash.geom::Point”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.geom::Point” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <accessor name=”mouseY” access=”readonly” type=”Number” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <accessor name=”blendMode” access=”readwrite” type=”String” declaredBy=”flash.display::DisplayObject”/>
    <method name=”removeEventListener” declaredBy=”flash.events::EventDispatcher” returnType=”void”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”String” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”Function” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”3″ type=”Boolean” optional=”true”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”addEventListener” declaredBy=”flash.events::EventDispatcher” returnType=”void”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”String” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”2″ type=”Function” optional=”false”/>
    <parameter index=”3″ type=”Boolean” optional=”true”/>
    <parameter index=”4″ type=”int” optional=”true”/>
    <parameter index=”5″ type=”Boolean” optional=”true”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”toString” declaredBy=”flash.events::EventDispatcher” returnType=”String”/>
    <method name=”dispatchEvent” declaredBy=”flash.events::EventDispatcher” returnType=”Boolean”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”flash.events::Event” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”hasEventListener” declaredBy=”flash.events::EventDispatcher” returnType=”Boolean”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”String” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    <method name=”willTrigger” declaredBy=”flash.events::EventDispatcher” returnType=”Boolean”>
    <parameter index=”1″ type=”String” optional=”false”/>
    </method>
    </type>

    Enjoy ;)

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