Get the name of an object's type

Question

Is there a JavaScript equivalent of Java\'s class.getName()?

Answer 1

Use constructor.name when you can, and regex function when I can't.

Function.prototype.getName = function(){
  if (typeof this.name != 'undefined')
    return this.name;
  else
    return /function (.+)\(/.exec(this.toString())[1];
};