[FLEX-15698] fdb debugger cannot 'print' variables which start with a '$'

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 3.1 (Release)
• Component/s: FDB - Debugger
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Mac; Browser: Firefox 2.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 15/Sep/08 13:40
• Updated: 18/Sep/08 14:28

Description

Steps to reproduce:

compile a method which uses variables whose identifiers are prefixed with "$", e.g.,

function foo (a,b) {
var $1_foo = a;
var $2_bar = b;
return $2_bar + $1_foo;
}

1.
set breakpoint in fdb at the method, and step through it.

try to print a variable in fdb, like

print $2_bar
2.
3.

Actual Results:

fdb says

Variable $2_bar unknown

Expected Results:

fdb should print the variable's value

Workaround (if any):

don't use variable names which start with "$". Note however that "$" is the standard javascript practice for naming
internal variables, so fdb ought to be able to accept them.