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>Mattchewy
In Object
>MrNicNac
No longer a stub. Can anyone fix the "object" in the Method template?
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|returns = [[String]] ''debugId''
|returns = [[String]] ''debugId''
|description = Returns a coded string of the object's DebugId used internally by Roblox.
|description = Returns a coded string of the object's DebugId used internally by Roblox.
|object = In all objects.
|protected = yes
|protected = yes
|object = Instance
|object = Instance

Revision as of 22:22, 2 January 2011

GetDebugId( Integer scopeLength )
Returns String debugId
Description: Returns a coded string of the object's DebugId used internally by Roblox.
Member of: Instance


Example
function debugId(object, scopeLength)
   return object:GetDebugId(scopeLength)
end

print(debugId(Workspace)) --> 39FA_12
print(debugId(Workspace, 10)) --> 39FA2FEF4D_12
print(debugId(Workspace, math.huge)) --> 12


DebugID

A debug ID is an ID used in debugging processes. It allows a debugger to read each instruction before an application processes it. All objects in Roblox act like processes and each run instructions (or 'code') that can be debugged if needed.