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Name: Object.toString() examples
Author: senocular: www.senocular.com
Date: 1899-12-31T00:34:10.600
Documentation:
Object toSTRING: 2 methods of displaying objects as a string
or formatting trace output; one single-line and the other
multi-line.  Use one or the other (as they are named the same).
Should you want both, just rename one. ;)

Arguments:
- technically none, but you can pass in an argument to represent a name identifier for
the outputs.  exmaple:


myObj = {a:1, b:2, c:3};
trace(myObj.toString("bob: "));

//single line output:
bob: {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}
// multiline output
bob: {
	a: 1
	b: 2
	c: 3
}


Otherwise, single line will give no identifier and multiline will say "Object: ".

Returns:
- a formatted string representing your object and its contents.



Also see:
Object to ActionScript Utility:
http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=554

List All Objects:
http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=581

traceEx:
http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=725

Example:
Johnny = {Name:"Johnny", Age:12, Dental_Record:{Cavities:[16,21,3], Dentures:false, Make_Appointment: function(){ makeappnt(); }}, Child:"none"};
Sam = {Name:"Sam", Age:40, Dental_Record:{Cavities: "none", Dentures:true, Make_Appointment: function(){ makeappnt(); }}, Child:Johnny};

trace(Johnny); // singleline used
// output:
// {Name: Johnny, Age: 12, Dental_Record: {Cavities: [16,21,3], Dentures: false, Make_Appointment: (function)}, Child: none}
 
trace(Sam); // multiLine used
// output:
Object: {
	Name: Sam
	Age: 40
	Dental_Record: {
		Cavities: none
		Dentures: true
		Make_Appointment: (function)
	}
	Child: {
		Name: Johnny
		Age: 12
		Dental_Record: {
			Cavities: [16,21,3]
			Dentures: false
			Make_Appointment: (function)
		}
		Child: none
	}
}

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// Single-line:
Object.prototype.toString = function(s){
	var looped = false;
	s += "{";
	for (var p in this){
		if (!looped) looped = true
		if (this[p] instanceof Array)  s += p+": ["+this[p]+"], ";
		else if (typeof this[p]  == "object") s += this[p].toString(p+": ")+", ";
		else if (typeof this[p]  == "function") s += p+": (function), ";
		else s += p+": "+this[p]+", ";
	}
	if (looped) return s.slice(0,-2)+"}";
	return s+"}";
}

// =======================

// Multi-line:
Object.prototype.toString = function(s, t){
	if (t == undefined) t = "\t";
	else t += "\t";
	if (s == undefined) s = "Object: {";
	else s += "{";
	for (var p in this){
		s += "\n"+t;
		if (this[p] instanceof Array)  s += p+": ["+this[p]+"]";
		else if (typeof this[p]  == "object") s += this[p].toString(p+": ", t);
		else if (typeof this[p]  == "function") s += p+": (function)";
		else s += p+": "+this[p];
	}
	return s+"\n"+t.slice(0,-1)+"}";
}