Nifty! Using 'pretty function' in your xcode Debugger statement...

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SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	confirm \| cancel 07/16/15 10:47 PM (9 years ago) Nifty! Using 'pretty function' in your xcode Debugger statement... I almost always have a debugger statement at the beginning of my methods that states the class and the method, so if something goes wrong, I have a bit of indication of where to start looking. Nothing new to that; a lot of us do that. But I just discovered an Xcode 'macro' that will print it out for you. Instead of using: [BT_debugger showIt:self theMessage:@"Class Name: Method Name"]; Substituting the actual class and method names... depending on the plugin, this could be many many times... You can now cut and paste this into all methods, and it will print Class and Method names: [BT_debugger showIt:self theMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__]]; and the output will be similar to: -[SW_beaconControl sw_CreateBannerView] (beaconControl is the Class name, create banner view is the method) Try it! Next project just use this and save a bit of time and typing. Cheers! -- Smug Title Comments I almost always have a debugger statement at the beginning of my methods that states the class and the method, so if something goes wrong, I have a bit of indication of where to start looking. Nothing new to that; a lot of us do that. But I just discovered an Xcode 'macro' that will print it out for you. Instead of using: [BT_debugger showIt:self theMessage:@"Class Name: Method Name"]; Substituting the actual class and method names... depending on the plugin, this could be many many times... You can now cut and paste this into all methods, and it will print Class and Method names: [BT_debugger showIt:self theMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__]]; and the output will be similar to: -[SW_beaconControl sw_CreateBannerView] (beaconControl is the Class name, create banner view is the method) Try it! Next project just use this and save a bit of time and typing. Cheers! -- Smug

Dusko Veteran developer Posts: 998 Reg: Oct 13, 2012 Beograd 22,680	07/17/15 01:51 AM (9 years ago) Thank you Smug for the tip! Comments Thank you Smug for the tip!

Susan Metoxen buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1706 Reg: May 01, 2011 Hopkins, Minnes... 26,260	07/17/15 09:19 AM (9 years ago) Great tip, Smug. Thanks! Comments Great tip, Smug. Thanks!

Niraj buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 2943 Reg: Jul 11, 2012 Cerritos 37,930	07/17/15 06:46 PM (9 years ago) You looking mighty pretty over there Smug! :-) Comments You looking mighty pretty over there Smug! :-)

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