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Andy Tran
Andy Tran

Reputation: 155

How does the Object constructor have access to a .toString() method?

I am experimenting with the Object.prototype.toString() method. I understand that created objects are [[Prototype]] linked to the Object.prototype object, therefore can access this method. However, calling Object.toString() also works. I'm wondering where the Object constructor can access this method when it doesn't have a direct method .toString() on itself. Is the Object constructor [[Prototype]] linked to its own prototype object?

Object.toString() // "function Object() { [native code] }"

Upvotes: 1

Views: 67

Answers (1)

gabriel.hayes
gabriel.hayes

Reputation: 2313

Object is a Function which is an object.

It's confusing, but because the Object constructor is a function it shares the common Object.prototype methods, and when you run toString on a function, typically it'll return the function's code.

Upvotes: 2

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