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Using the NetConnection Debugger in ActionScript 95

Using the Netdebug.initialize() method

The

NetDebug.initialize() method initializes debug support for Flash Remoting. You must

call this method prior to creating a connection or using any debugging operations, and typically

before any ActionScript is executed in the SWF file. This method returns the Boolean value

true

if it initializes debug support successfully. Otherwise, it returns a value of

false. The following

statements, for example, initialize debug support for Flash Remoting before creating a connection

to a remote service. The example connects to the CustomerData service used by the

CustomerInfoExampleAPI sample application:

import mx.remoting.Service;

import mx.services.Log;

import mx.remoting.debug.NetDebug;

function CustomerDisplayForm() {

NetDebug.initialize();

super();

var custService:Service = new Service(

"http://examples.macromedia.com/flashservices/gateway/",

new Log(Log.DEBUG,"CustomerDisplayApp"),

"petmarket.api.catalogservice",

null,

null);

}

CustomerDisplayForm();

For more information on the NetDebug.initialize() method, see the NetDebug class in the

Flash Remoting ActionScript Dictionary in Help. For information about the

CustomerInfoExampleAPI sample application, see “Using the Flash Remoting ActionScript API

in the CustomerInfoExampleAPI application” on page 47.

Using the NetDebug.trace() method

The

NetDebug.trace() method displays a trace message in the NetConnection Debugger. For

example, the following

NetDebug.trace() method displays a trace message with the text “I just

created myService.” in the NetConnection Debugger:

NetDebug.trace("I just created myService.");

The argument to the NetDebug.trace() method is not limited to a string. It can be a Flash

object. For example, you can use the

NetDebug.trace() method to report the values of multiple

variables, as in the following code:

NetDebug.trace({arg1value:arg1, arg2value:arg2});

Using connection-specific debugging methods

If your application uses multiple connections, you can use the debugging-related methods of each

Connection object to debug the individual connections.

The

setDebugId() method creates an ID that is displayed in the NetConnection Debugger

output for events associated with the specific Connection object; for example:

gatewayConnection.setDebugId("Gateway Connection");