str.toSource()

The toSource() method returns a string representing the source code of the object.

Syntax

String.toSource()
str.toSource()

The toSource() method returns the following values:

For the built-in String object, toSource() returns the following string indicating that the source code is not available:

function String() {
    [native code]
}

For instances of String or string literals, toSource() returns a string representing the source code.

This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in code.

[Not part of any standard. Implemented in JavaScript 1.3.]