3 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lout/identity.cc b/lout/identity.cc
index ebe95ef0..aecd9d5f 100644
--- a/lout/identity.cc
+++ b/lout/identity.cc
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ IdentifiableObject::Class::Class (IdentifiableObject::Class *parent, int id,
    this->className = className;
 }
 
+void IdentifiableObject::Class::intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb)
+{
+   sb->append ("<class ");
+   sb->append (className);
+   sb->append (" (");
+   sb->appendInt (id);
+   sb->append (")");
+
+   if (parent) {
+      sb->append (", parent: ");
+      parent->intoStringBuffer (sb);
+   }
+
+   sb->append (">");
+}
+
 HashTable <ConstString, IdentifiableObject::Class>
    *IdentifiableObject::classesByName =
       new HashTable<ConstString, IdentifiableObject::Class> (true, true);
diff --git a/lout/identity.hh b/lout/identity.hh
index 1f0b4bdf..df42b204 100644
--- a/lout/identity.hh
+++ b/lout/identity.hh
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ private:
       const char *className;
 
       Class (Class *parent, int id, const char *className);
+
+      void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
    };
 
    static container::typed::HashTable <object::ConstString,
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ protected:
 public:
    IdentifiableObject ();
 
-   virtual void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
+   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
 
    /**
     * \brief Returns the class identifier.
diff --git a/lout/misc.hh b/lout/misc.hh
index cff8e05b..2ed5e1b0 100644
--- a/lout/misc.hh
+++ b/lout/misc.hh
@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@ public:
     * about memory management.
     */
    inline void append(const char *str) { appendNoCopy(strdup(str)); }
+   inline void appendInt(int n)
+   { char buf[32]; sprintf (buf, "%d", n); append (buf); }
+   inline void appendPointer(void *p)
+   { char buf[32]; sprintf (buf, "%p", p); append (buf); }
+   inline void appendBool(bool b) { append (b ? "true" : "false"); }
    void appendNoCopy(char *str);
    const char *getChars();
    void clear ();