Get object property name as a string

Question

Is it possible to get the object property name as a string

person = {};
person.first_name = \'Jack\';
person.last_name = \'Trades\';
person.address = {};
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Answer 1

Yes you can, with a little change.

function propName(prop, value){
   for(var i in prop) {
       if (prop[i] == value){
            return i;
       }
   }
   return false;
}

Now you can get the value like so:

 var pn = propName(person,person.first_name);
 // pn = "first_name";

Note I am not sure what it can be used for.

Other Note wont work very well with nested objects. but then again, see the first note.