Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:Function:toSource

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Parameters 4 Description 5 See Also

[edit] Summary

Returns a string representing the source code for the function.

Method of Function
Implemented in:	JavaScript 1.3

[edit] Syntax

var sourceString = function.toSource();

[edit] Parameters

None.

[edit] Description

The toSource method returns the following values:

• For the built-in Function object, toSource returns the following string indicating that the source code is not available:

function Function() {
   [native code]
}

• For custom functions, toSource returns the JavaScript source that defines the object as a string.

This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in code. You can call toSource while debugging to examine the contents of an object.

[edit] See Also

• toString
• Object.prototype.valueOf