Method Function.getName

Get the name of a function

• Syntax String Function.getName()
  
  Returns the name of the function if on exist; otherwise the string 'anonymous' is returned.
• Return value The name of the function if any; otherwise 'anonymous'.
• Examples

  To get the name of the function fnc() {}

  // Assign fnc to a
  var a = fnc;
  // Ouput is 'fnc'
  a.getName();

• Related Function.getArguments   Function.getBody   
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  // ************************************************************************** // Copyright 2007 - 2009 Tavs Dokkedahl // Contact: http://www.jslab.dk/contact.php // // This file is part of the JSLab Standard Library (JSL) Program. // // JSL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by // the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or // any later version. // // JSL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // GNU General Public License for more details. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. // *************************************************************************** // Return the name of a function Function.prototype.getName = function() { var m = this.toString().match(/^function\s(\w+)/); return m ? m[1] : "anonymous"; };