How to get the instance name of an object

Question

I use the below code to write code to query a web method in a specified interval.

now in the this.Poll function I have to do

this.tmo = setTimeo         


        

Answer 1

You could also use:

i.e.

var name = findInstanceOf(cPoll);

function findInstanceOf(obj) {
    for (var v in window) {
        try {
            if (window[v] instanceof obj)
                return v;
        } catch(e) { }
    };
    return false;
}

From http://www.liam-galvin.co.uk/2010/11/24/javascript-find-instance-name-of-an-object/#read