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author: kk [+], Submitted: 05.06.05 6a
Avg. Rating: 4

Object.prototype.toString = function () {
	if(typeof this == "function") return ""
	if(!oa){
		oa = [this];
	} else {
		oa[oa.length] = this;
	};
	var s = ""+typeof this+": {\n";
	var ti = ""
	for (var i in this) {
		var c = (typeof this[i] == "object");
		var type = c ? "" : " ("+typeof this[i]+")";
		if(c){
			var w
			for(var j in oa){
				if(this[i] == oa[j]){
					w = true
					ti = "(parent Object: "+(oa.length-j)+")"
				};
			}
			if(!w) ti = this[i].toString().split("\n").join("\n\t");
		} else {
			ti = this[i];
		}
		s += "\t["+i+"] = "+ti+type+" "+"\n";
	}
	s += "};";
	delete oa;
	return s;
}

Array.prototype.toString = Object.prototype.toString

usage

just write:
trace(my_obj) 
=)

msg1 { frisee [+], posted: 07.07.05 3a•-, top [^] }

Excelent

msg2 { buggedcom [+], posted: 08.27.05 11a•08.28.05 8a, top [^] }

I have a slight update to this because if you are tracing large complex data it's sometimes usefull to include the tab marks to help you keep track of which object you are in. Also if it is enabled then you might want to remove the opening and closing brackets.

Also i have improved the type definition by adding array definition compatability and moving the def from the brackets after the value to inside the [] with the name of the property

Object.prototype.toString = function () {
	var _tabstop = _objtrace_tabstophack ? "|" : "";
	if(typeof this == "function") return "";
	if(!oa) oa = [this];
	else oa[oa.length] = this;
	var _openbracket = _objtrace_removebrackethack ? "" : ": {";
	var _a = (this instanceof Array);
	var s = ""+(_a ? 'array' : typeof this)+""+_openbracket+"\n";
	var ti = ""
	for (var i in this) {
		var c = (typeof this[i] == "object");
		var type = c ? "" : "|"+typeof this[i];+"";
		if(c){
			var w
			for(var j in oa){
				if(this[i] == oa[j]){
					w = true
					ti = "(parent Object: "+(oa.length-j)+")"
				};
			}
			if(!w) 
			{
				ti = this[i].toString().split("\n").join("\n\t"+_tabstop);
			}
		} else {
			ti = this[i];
		}
		s += "\t"+_tabstop+"["+i+""+type+"] = "+ti+"\n";
	}
	var _closebracket = _objtrace_removebrackethack ? "" : "};";
	s += _closebracket;
	delete oa;
	return s;
}
Array.prototype.toString = Object.prototype.toString
// to enable the hacks just uncomment
_global._objtrace_tabstophack = true;
//_global._objtrace_removebrackethack = true;

msg3 { CrashDr [+], posted: 11.11.07 7p•-, top [^] }

Good stuff, has proven very useful