Access Top Level function when class has a function of the same name

Question

Ok, in hindsight this does seem to be a silly problem I got myself into and shouldn't have done in the first place. I have a class Debug with a function called trace inside it which puts a TextField on the stage and outputs the text. Now I am trying to get the Debug.trace() function to do a "normal" debug trace as well from within side itself. of course this causes a recursive loop. I am trying to figure out how I can access the top level separately. I tried using namespaces such as AS3::trace but to no luck. I know a solution is to rename my function to stop the conflict, but I would like that to be a last resort. So people suggesting a DIFFERENT solution would be helpful. It is being used in quite alot of places throughout my entire code so replacing it everywhere is going to be a ballache. Thank you for any "different" solutions to the one above. JavaScript questions and answers, JavaScript questions pdf, JavaScript question bank, JavaScript questions and answers pdf, mcq on JavaScript pdf, JavaScript questions and solutions, JavaScript mcq Test , Interview JavaScript questions, JavaScript Questions for Interview, JavaScript MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

Answer 1

Since trace() is a Top Level function and you're 'overriding' it in your Debug class I don't think it's possible to call it in another way. A possible workaround could be to create a private class beneath your public Debug class. In there you could place a static method you could call which does the actual trace() like so: public class Debug { static public function trace(value:*) : void { /* your textfield code */ DebugTrace.debugTrace(value); } } class DebugTrace { public static function debugTrace(value:*) : void { trace(value); } }