by Glen McCluskey One of the standard methods defined in java.lang.Object is toString . This method is used to obtain a string representation of an object. You can (and normally should) override ...

While languages like Ruby provide the pertinent information you need, why can't Java provide a decent, useable, toString() method right out of the box?

Like a Java interface, the “public” modifier is not required for the methods defined as part of the interface. In fact, these method modifiers are not even allowed in the ActionScript interface.