inspect :: Object

Object.inspect(obj) -> String

 

Returns the debug-oriented string representation of the object.

 

·undefined and null are represented as such.
·Other types are looked up for a inspect method: if there is one, it is used, otherwise, it reverts to the toString method.

 

Prototype provides inspect methods for many types, both built-in and library-defined, such as in String, Array, Enumerable and Hash, which attempt to provide most-useful string representations (from a developer’s standpoint) for their respective types.

 

Examples

 

Object.inspect()

// -> 'undefined'

 

Object.inspect(null)

// -> 'null'

 

Object.inspect(false)

// -> 'false'

 

Object.inspect([123])

// -> '[1, 2, 3]'

 

Object.inspect('hello')

// -> "'hello'"

 


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