accessing prototype of javascript object

Question

I can access the prototype object of a javascript function using the .prototype but when I cannot use .prototype on a javascript object literal. Please let me know why is this behavior inconsistent.

var add = function (a, b) {     return a + b; };
var s={name:'Pradeep'}
console.log('Function\'s prototype >> '+add.prototype)
console.log('Object\'s prototype >> '+ s.prototype)

http://jsfiddle.net/prashdeep/b5xhx80g/

`prototype` is a property of a `function` not of `obect`... Having said that..You may want to do like this.. `s.constructor.prototype` — Rakesh_Kumar, Feb 06 '15 at 08:45
Possible duplicate of [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1592384/adding-prototype-to-javascript-object-literal) — juunas, Feb 06 '15 at 08:45

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 06 '15 at 08:46

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The prototype property of a function is not the same thing as the function's prototype (inherited) methods.

myFunction.prototype is the object that will be used as the prototype of objects created using myFunction as a constructor (new myFunction()). See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/new

What you're looking for is the __proto__ property, which accesses the inherited (prototype) methods of an object.

answered Feb 06 '15 at 08:46

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This is what I was looking for. Using the __proto__ we can see the object's prototype. – zilcuanu Feb 06 '15 at 09:16
The [*language specification*](http://ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-8.6.2) uses `[[Prototype]]` to refer to the internal prototype property of objects that references the object's constructor's public *prototype*. – RobG Feb 06 '15 at 09:38

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