Get name of function that passed parameters to current function in jquery

Question

I am trying to get the name of a function which called the current function in jquery.

For example, say there are three functions

function a, function b, function c

and when one of those functions call function z, i would like to be able to get a string output of the function that called function z if that is possible please?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 06 '13 at 15:51

Javascript provides a mechanism for accessing the current function's callee:

function FunctionA() {
    alert(arguments.callee.caller.name);
}

function FunctionB() {
    FunctionA();
}

FunctionB();

The following JSFiddle demonstrates this, too. http://jsfiddle.net/8UFe2/

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 06 '13 at 15:47

1

you would use arguments.callee to get the calling function

answered Feb 06 '13 at 15:47

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