Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/Debug.as
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--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/Debug.as	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/Debug.as	(revision 83ca7c61a219511e885dd6aa990d87ac973ad528)
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.util.*
+
+/**  
+* Debug  
+* Can be used to print message to a floating windoe and to trace windoe.  SHoudl be used over trace().  
+* Usage:
+* import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.util.Debug;
+* 
+* Debug.log('_toolkit_mc:'+_toolkit_mc,5,'createToolkit','ToolkitView');
+* 
+* 
+*/  
+class Debug {  
+	
+     //Declarations  
+    private static var _severityLevel:Number = 5;
+	private static var _allowDebug:Boolean = true;
+	
+	private static var _currentClass:String
+;
+	//Constructor  
+	function Debug() {  
+		
+	}  
+	
+	
+	public function set allowDebug(arg:Boolean):Void{
+			_allowDebug = arg;
+	}
+	
+	public function get allowDebug():Boolean{
+			return _allowDebug;
+	}
+	
+	public function set severityLevel(sLevel:Number):Void{
+			_severityLevel = sLevel;
+	}
+	
+	public function get severityLevel():Number{
+			return _severityLevel;
+	}
+
+		
+	/**
+	* Method to print a message to the output - trace or window...
+	* @param msg 			The actual message to be printed
+	* @param level 			(Optional) Severity of this messgae, 1=critical error > 5 = general debugging message
+	* @param fname 			(Optional) Name of the function calling this log message
+	* @param currentClass 	(Optional)Name of the class
+	*/
+	public static function log(msg:String,level:Number,fname:String,currentClass:Object):Void{
+	
+		if(_allowDebug){
+			if(arguments.length == 1){
+				level = 5;
+			}
+			
+			if(_severityLevel == level){
+				//trace('currentClass :' + currentClass);
+				//if the class name has changed, then print it out
+				if(_currentClass != currentClass){
+					_currentClass = String(currentClass);
+					trace("In:"+_currentClass);
+					
+				}
+				
+				trace("["+fname+"]"+msg);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
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