inspect :: Object

Object.inspect(obj) -> String Returns the debug-oriented string representation of the object.

· | undefined and null are represented as such.

· | Other types are looked up for a inspect method: if there is one, it is used, otherwise, it reverts to the toString method.

Prototype provides inspect methods for many types, both built-in and library-defined, such as in String, Array, Enumerable and Hash, which attempt to provide most-useful string representations (from a developer’s standpoint) for their respective types.

Examples

Object.inspect()

// -> 'undefined'

Object.inspect(null)

// -> 'null'

Object.inspect(false)

// -> 'false'

Object.inspect([1, 2, 3])

// -> '[1, 2, 3]'

Object.inspect('hello')

// -> "'hello'"

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