JavaScript Functions Get the name of a function object
Example
6
ES6:
myFunction.name
Explanation on MDN. As of 2015 works in nodejs and all major browsers except IE.
5
ES5:
If you have a reference to the function, you can do:
function functionName( func )
{
// Match:
// - ^ the beginning of the string
// - function the word 'function'
// - \s+ at least some white space
// - ([\w\$]+) capture one or more valid JavaScript identifier characters
// - \( followed by an opening brace
//
var result = /^function\s+([\w\$]+)\(/.exec( func.toString() )
return result ? result[1] : ''
}
