Returns a reference to the function that invoked the current function.
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Arguments
- function
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Required. The name of the currently executing Function object.
Remarks
The caller property is only defined for a function while that function is executing. If the function is called from the top level of a JScript program, caller contains null.
If the caller property is used in a string context, the result is the same as functionName.toString, that is, the decompiled text of the function is displayed.
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The caller property is not available when running in fast mode, the default for JScript. To compile a program from the command line that uses the caller property, you must turn off the fast option by using /fast-. It is not safe to turn off the fast option in ASP.NET because of threading issues. |
Example
The following example illustrates the use of the caller property.
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function callLevel(){ if (callLevel.caller == null) print("callLevel was called from the top level."); else { print("callLevel was called by:"); print(callLevel.caller); } } function testCall() { callLevel() } // Call callLevel directly. callLevel(); // Call callLevel indirectly. testCall(); |
After compiling this program with the /fast- option, the output of this program is:
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callLevel was called from the top level. callLevel was called by: function testCall() { callLevel() } |
Requirements
Applies To:
See Also
