Prototype - Object inspect() Method

This method returns the debug-oriented string representation of the object.

undefined and null are represented as such.

Syntax

Object.inspect(obj);

Return Value

Returns a string version of the object.

Example

<html>
   <head>
      <title>Prototype examples</title>
      <script type = "text/javascript" src = "/javascript/prototype.js"></script>
      
      <script>
         function showResult() {
            var o = [1,2,3,4,5];
            alert( "Value of Object.inspect() : " + Object.inspect(o) );
         }
      </script>
   </head>

   <body>
      <p>Click the button to see the result.</p>
      <br />
      <br />
      <input type = "button" value = "Result" onclick = "showResult();"/>
   </body>
</html>

Output

prototype_basic_object.htm