Are there any conditional compilation constants I can use?

Question

Are there any built in conditional compilation constants that I can use to check if I'm running in debug or release build?

Answer 1

Not by default, no. But it is easy to add to your build configuration to do this. Here is an explanation of compiler flags and conditional compilation.

AS3: Conditional Compilation Demystified

Some IDEs (such as FlashDevelop) will add CONFIG::Debug and CONFIG::Release to the build configuration for you