The function WriteNameValue() accepts a name and a value as parameters, and prints them. The name is a string and the value is defined of type Object. In this way, the value parameter can be substituted with any type. The implementation of this utility function is based on the system's polymorphic method, ToString(). You can write your own implementation, making sure you handle each and every type correctly. Here is the code:

   // compile with: jsc writename.js

   function WriteNameValue(name : String, value : Object) : void {
     print(name + value.ToString());
   }

   var o : Object = new Object();
   var i : int    = 9;
   var d : double = 5.8;
   var b : Base = new Base();
   WriteNameValue("o: ", o);
   WriteNameValue("i: ", i);
   WriteNameValue("d: ", d);
   WriteNameValue("b: ", b);
 
   class Base {
    protected var i : int = 5;
    public function ToString() : String {
    print("i is " +  i);
	return("foo");
  }
}

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