How to inspect Javascript Objects

Question

How can I inspect an Object in an alert box? Normally alerting an Object just throws the nodename:

alert(document);

But I want to get the p

Answer 1

There are few methods :

 1. typeof tells you which one of the 6 javascript types is the object. 
 2. instanceof tells you if the object is an instance of another object.
 3. List properties with for(var k in obj)
 4. Object.getOwnPropertyNames( anObjectToInspect ) 
 5. Object.getPrototypeOf( anObject )
 6. anObject.hasOwnProperty(aProperty) 

In a console context, sometimes the .constructor or .prototype maybe useful:

console.log(anObject.constructor ); 
console.log(anObject.prototype ) ;