# Just curious....(trace())

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**Created:** [March 16, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-curious-trace/2893 "2002-03-16T06:25:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-curious-trace/2893/1 "2002-03-16T06:25:46Z")

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wut exactly does trace() do? i know i should buy an actionscript book, but I’m going to have to wait, and i should for MX anyway.\r\r

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-curious-trace/2893/2 "2002-03-16T07:07:55Z")

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My script book sez…This action evaluates the expression and returns the result to the Output window in Test Movie mode. Useful in debugging your code by displaying variables at certain times.\r\rFWIW\r:)

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-curious-trace/2893/3 "2002-03-16T07:35:50Z")

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I use it all the time to check my code, say you have a variable, and something only happens when this var is true (or s’thing else). Well, nothing happens. So, you put a trace (variable); after each script modifying it’s value to see if it really changes.\rWas that clear? (not really i guess…)

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-curious-trace/2893/4 "2002-03-16T20:37:45Z")

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clear? no. 🙂 but that helped, I should be able to figure it out if I just read thru that a few times. Thanks eyez and Z. \r

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-curious-trace/2893/5 "2002-03-16T22:25:08Z")

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It’s very useful when you do stuff like \_parent.\_parent.movieclip1.other\_movieclip.variable = 5. In that case, you want to check in other\_movie clip that you got variable, so you trace (variable) there. If nothing comes out, it means you’ll have to look your path in the eyes for a long time.\r\rpom 0]

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-curious-trace/2893/6 "2002-03-16T22:38:43Z")

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Not eyes, EYEZ ! 🙂