Table of contents
- 1. Summary
- 2. Syntax
- 3. Parameters
- 4. Description
- 5. See Also
Summary
Returns a string representing the source code of the function.
Method of Function | |
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| Implemented in | JavaScript 1.1 |
| ECMAScript Edition | ECMAScript 1st Edition |
Syntax
function.toString(indentation)
Parameters
- indentation
- Non-standard
- The amount of spaces to indent the string representation of the source code. If
indentationis less than or equal to-1, most unnecessary spaces are removed.
Description
The Function object overrides the toString method of the Object object; it does not inherit Object.toString. For Function objects, the toString method returns a string representation of the object.
JavaScript calls the toString method automatically when a Function is to be represented as a text value or when a Function is referred to in a string concatenation.
For Function objects, the built-in toString method decompiles the function back into the JavaScript source that defines the function. This string includes the function keyword, the argument list, curly braces, and function body.
