I have an object of which I would like to view all the properties, but using probe prints out pages and pages of information which I cannot possibly read, and using mold prints out only the first bit.
>> mold input
== {make object! [
type: 'face
offset: 20x20
size: 400x150
span: none
pane: none
text: "Text"
color: 25...
I am used to use help on objects as in
>> help system
SYSTEM is an object of value:
version tuple! 2.7.8.3.1
build date! 1-Jan-2011/16:39:07-8:00
product word! View
core tuple! 2.7.8
components block! length: 60
words object! [unset! error! datatype! context! native! action! ...
license string! {REBOL End User License Agreement IMPORTANT. READ ...
options object! [home script path boot args do-arg link-url server...
user object! [name email home words]
script object! [title header parent path args words]
console object! [history keys prompt result escape busy tab-size b...
ports object! [input output echo system serial wait-list]
network object! [host host-address]
schemes object! [default Finger Whois Daytime SMTP ESMTP POP IMAP ...
error object! [throw note syntax script math access command resv...
standard object! [script port port-flags email face sound error por...
view object! [screen-face focal-face caret highlight-start high...
stats native! System statistics. Default is to return total memo...
locale object! [months days]
user-license object! [name email id message]
And instead of first on objects you should now use words-of
>> help words-of
USAGE:
WORDS-OF value
DESCRIPTION:
Returns a copy of the words of a function or object.
WORDS-OF is a function value.
ARGUMENTS:
value -- (Type: any)
>> probe words-of system
== [version build product core components words license options user script console ports network schemes error standard view
stats locale user-license]
You can get all the properties of an object using first, which operates on a large number of types, including objects. When passing an object, it returns a list of words representing the properties.
>> ? first
USAGE:
FIRST series
DESCRIPTION:
Returns the first value of a series.
FIRST is an action value.
ARGUMENTS:
series -- (Type: series pair event money date object port time tuple any-function library struct event)
So in my example, first input gives the following:
>> probe first input
[self type offset size span pane text color image effect data edge font para feel saved-area rate show? options
parent-face old-offset old-size line-list changes face-flags action state access style alt-action facets related
words colors texts images file var keycode reset styles init multi blinker pane-size dirty? help user-data flag
s doc]