Get All instance names in the stage

Question

hi,
is there any way to get all instance name of the objects presents on the stage ? trace them for example
thank you

Answer 1

thank you, it's the correct answer but i still can't solve my problem ,
the thing is that am using a code from http://www.freeactionscript.com that make enemie follow the player, but i need to do some modification, i need to detect collision between enemies so they will not get the one into the other and the thing that i cannot found their instance name, even when i used your function i only get "player_mc : _level0.player_mc" at the output,
here is the code, i will be really greatful if you can find a way to help me solve this problem .
ps :
am trying to write my own code that make enemie follow the player, coz this one looks very complicated
thank you
the code :
* Game Enemy AI Behavior - Run Away & Follow Player
* Version:           1.0
* Author:           Philip Radvan
* URL:                     http://www.freeactionscript.com
var enemiesArray:Array = new Array();
var radians:Number = 180/Math.PI;
createEnemies(5, "typeA", "e1");
createEnemies(5, "typeB", "e2");
createEnemies(5, "typeC", "e3");
// createEnemies(number of enemies, behavior)
// use ex: createEnemies(10, "slow", "myLinkedMovieClip);
function createEnemies(enemyAmount:Number, enemyBehavior:String, enemyLibraryClip:String):Void
          //run a for loop based on the amount of enemies
          for(var i = 0; i < enemyAmount; i++)
                    //set temporary variable that will hold the new enemy attributes
                    var tempEnemy:MovieClip = _root.attachMovie(enemyLibraryClip, "enemy"+_root.getNextHighestDepth(),_root.getNextHighestDepth())
                    //give new enemy a random x/y position based on stage width/height
                    tempEnemy._x = random(Stage.width);
                    tempEnemy._y = random(Stage.height);
                    tempEnemy._rotation = random(360);
                    //set enemy behavior
                    if(enemyBehavior == "typeA")
                              //define enemy characteristics
                              tempEnemy.speed = 1
                              tempEnemy.turnRate = .05
                              tempEnemy.agroRange = 200;
                              tempEnemy.mode = "follow"
                    else if(enemyBehavior == "typeB")
                              //define enemy characteristics
                              tempEnemy.speed = 4
                              tempEnemy.turnRate = .5
                              tempEnemy.agroRange = 200;
                              tempEnemy.mode = "follow"
                    else if(enemyBehavior == "typeC")
                              //define enemy characteristics
                              tempEnemy.speed = 1
                              tempEnemy.turnRate = .2
                              tempEnemy.agroRange = 100;
                              tempEnemy.mode = "run"
                    //define variables that are used to calculate following
                    //*don't change these*
                    tempEnemy.distanceX = 0;
                    tempEnemy.distanceY = 0;
                    tempEnemy.distanceTotal = 0;
                    tempEnemy.moveDistanceX = 0;
                    tempEnemy.moveDistanceY = 0;
                    tempEnemy.moveX = 0;
                    tempEnemy.moveY = 0;
                    tempEnemy.totalmove = 0;
                    //add new enemy to array
                    enemiesArray.push(tempEnemy)
//Update enemies function
function updateEnemies():Void {
          //run a for loop based on the amount of enemies
          for(var i = 0; i < enemiesArray.length; i++)
                    //set temporary variable that will hold the new enemy attributes
                    var tempEnemy:MovieClip = enemiesArray[i];
                    //run follow function with temporary enemy as the follower
                    updatePosition(tempEnemy, player_mc);
// updatePosition(follower, target)
// use ex: updatePosition(myEnemyMovieClip, playerMovieClip)
function updatePosition(follower:MovieClip, target:MovieClip) {
          //calculate distance between follower and target
          follower.distanceX = target._x-follower._x;
          follower.distanceY = target._y-follower._y;
          //get total distance as one number
          follower.distanceTotal = Math.sqrt(follower.distanceX * follower.distanceX + follower.distanceY * follower.distanceY);
          //check if target is within agro range
          if(follower.distanceTotal <= follower.agroRange){
                    //calculate how much to move
                    follower.moveDistanceX = follower.turnRate * follower.distanceX / follower.distanceTotal;
                    follower.moveDistanceY = follower.turnRate * follower.distanceY / follower.distanceTotal;
                    //increase current speed
                    follower.moveX += follower.moveDistanceX;
                    follower.moveY += follower.moveDistanceY;
                    //get total move distance
                    follower.totalmove = Math.sqrt(follower.moveX * follower.moveX + follower.moveY * follower.moveY);
                    //apply easing
                    follower.moveX = follower.speed * follower.moveX / follower.totalmove;
                    follower.moveY = follower.speed * follower.moveY / follower.totalmove;
                    //move & rotate follower
                    if(follower.mode == "follow")
                              follower._x += follower.moveX;
                              follower._y += follower.moveY;
                              follower._rotation = Math.atan2(follower.moveY, follower.moveX) * radians;
                    else if(follower.mode == "run")
                              follower._x -= follower.moveX;
                              follower._y -= follower.moveY;
                              follower._rotation = (Math.atan2(follower.moveY, follower.moveX) * radians)+180;
//onEnterFrame that executes the updatePosition updateEnemies every frame
_root.onEnterFrame = function(){
          updateEnemies();
//start/stop drag for player_mc
player_mc.onPress = function(){
          startDrag(this);
player_mc.onRelease = function(){
          stopDrag();