how to know which method is calling other method in javascript

Question

consider i have many methods in jscript.. method1()

method2()

method3()

Now method1() and method2() are independent. where method3() is called by both the methods. I want to know from which method method3() is getting called. either method1() or method2()

@luiges90 hmmm yea it looks a duplicate. But i couldnot find it and thanks for the help :) — Mani Deep, Sep 07 '13 at 07:59

Naveen Kumar Alone · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-07T08:03:02.503

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Here it is simple code

function method1(){
  method3('method1');
}

function method2(){
  method3('method2');
}

function method3(method){
  alert(method);
}

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edited Sep 07 '13 at 08:03

answered Sep 07 '13 at 07:56

Naveen Kumar Alone

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 07 '13 at 10:05

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try this.

function method3() {
    alert("caller is " + arguments.callee.caller.toString());
}

edited Sep 07 '13 at 10:05

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answered Sep 07 '13 at 07:59

sudhansu63

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it displays method body also in alert like caller is function met1() { method3(); } – Naveen Kumar Alone Sep 07 '13 at 08:01
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it says package arguments.callee doesnot exist – Mani Deep Sep 07 '13 at 08:12

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 07 '13 at 08:57

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Here is the sample code which logs the Caller method name :

function method1(){
  method3();
}

function method2(){
  method3();
}

function method3(){
    console.log(method3.caller.name);
}
method1(); // method1
method2(); // method2

answered Sep 07 '13 at 08:57

Niranjan Borawake

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how to know which method is calling other method in javascript

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