The following example shows how to send trace messages to the Java
console. This example uses the following action elements: Trace and
Variable update.
You can copy the text of this macro script from this document into
the system clipboard, and then from the system clipboard into the
Code Editor (see Copy and paste a script from this guide into the Code Editor). After you save this
script in the Macro Editor, you can edit it either with the Macro
Editor or with the Code Editor.
You should notice the following facts about this example:
The example consists of one entire macro script named TRACE.
The <create> element creates a string variable named $strData$ and
initializes it to an original value of 'Original value'.
The first action is a Trace action with the Trace Text set to 'The
value is' + $strData$.
The second action is a Variable update action that sets the variable
$strData$ to a new value of 'Updated value'.
The third action is another Trace action identical with the first
Trace action.
This script causes the macro runtime to send the following data
to the Java console:
The value is +{$strData$ = Original value}
The value is +{$strData$ = Updated value}
In the trace output
above you should notice that instead of just displaying the value
of $strData$, the Debug action displays both the variable's name and
its value inside curly braces {}.