How to Check Runtime Events

So I have found that I can add multiple enterFrame function to Runtime under the same name. It produces a sort of layering effect. Is there a way to view all the functions running with Runtime's enter frame?

I don't believe so, no - it was requested at one point however the general feeling (from the community) seemed to be that one should be able to manage their own Runtime events fairly easily.

Peach :)

There isn't no.

best just to manage your code so you don't duplicate things. Descriptive variable / function names are the key

Here's an example of my problem. I have a function called trackMe, and is correctly removed later on in the code. Sometime under unforeseen instances created by the user, I will have trackMe in the event listener more than the amount of removals set up. In fact Peach, this is why I was getting that "not a number error" before, I had a second trackMe function always running in the background that never got removed.

So I am asking, instead of having to guess a maximum margin for error:

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for i =1, 5 do
    Runtime:removeEventListener("enterFrame", trackMe)
end

Why do you need trackMe to run 5 times every frame? Would it not be better to call trackMe once and loop 5 times inside it over an array of objects?

I share robs doubt...

I said maximum margin for error in reference to a hypothetical situation - an example.

There can be "n + ?" multiple enterFrame functions running under the same name which are left running unless I call remove "n" plus the unknown number which I have no way of knowing other than viewing the existence of the function under runtime. How can I check to see if it is still running?

Okay I seriously need someone to answer my question on how to check if events are active, because now I am coming to appropriate situations, unlike those above, in which I need to offer users flexibility in playing the game, but I can't without knowing if an event is running or already attached.

Corona SDK does not provide a method of keeping track of this.

But you could always do:

numberOfTrackMeListeners = 0
 
-- then every time you do:
 
Runtime:addEventListener("enterFrame", trackMe)
numberOfTrackMeListeners = numberOfTrackMeListeners + 1
 
-- and
 
Runtime:removeEventListener("enterFrame", trackMe)
numberOfTrackMeListeners = numberOfTrackMeListeners - 1
 
-- then you could do
 
for i = 1, numberOfTrackMeListeners do
    Runtime:removeEventListener("enterFrame", trackMe)
end
numberOfTrackMeListeners = 0

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