Get the name of an object's type

Question

Is there a JavaScript equivalent of Java\'s class.getName()?

Answer 1

If anyone was looking for a solution which is working with jQuery, here is the adjusted wiki code (the original breaks jQuery).

Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "getClassName", {
    value: function() {
        var funcNameRegex = /function (.{1,})\(/;
        var results = (funcNameRegex).exec((this).constructor.toString());
        return (results && results.length > 1) ? results[1] : "";
    }
});