JavaScript: Function.prototype

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Function.prototype is the value of the property key "prototype" of the function Function. [see Function Object]

console.log(Function.hasOwnProperty("prototype"));

Type

Type of Function.prototype is function object.

console.log(typeof Function.prototype === "function");

Function.prototype(args) is not useful. It takes any number of arguments, and always return undefined.

// Function.prototype() takes any arg, return undefined

console.log(Function.prototype() === undefined);
console.log(Function.prototype(3) === undefined);
console.log(Function.prototype(3, 4) === undefined);
console.log(Function.prototype({}) === undefined);

Parent

Parent of Function.prototype is Object.prototype .

console.log(Reflect.getPrototypeOf(Function.prototype) === Object.prototype);

Purpose

Function.prototype is the parent of all function objects.

console.log(Reflect.getPrototypeOf(function f() {}) === Function.prototype);
console.log(Reflect.getPrototypeOf((x) => 3) === Function.prototype);

[see Prototype and Inheritance]

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