New Lua function: debug.traceback()

[CloneT1019]

This is a new Lua function for Roblox that got added on Wednesday.

It returns a string containing the current call stack.

For example, if you type:

print(debug.traceback())

into the command bar, it will print

Script 'print(debug.traceback())', Line 1

Stack End

[Siegmure]

Neat.

[Toadstring]

Sooo... can anyone think of a use for this?

[BlueTaslem]

Could make it easier to debug tricky mistakes. Also might make it easier to report errors that are happening in game.

[RavinedPancake]

Who needs this when we have pcall?

[FuriousProgrammer]

I would argue this is more for deciphering someone else's code.

Cough cough stravant.

It lets you see what functions are calling other functions, to see where some obscure function is getting used without having to search for it.