How to access properties from the prototype chain that are shadowed by own properties?

Question

Let\'s create an object which inherits from another anonymous object:

var obj = Object.create({
    func: function () { alert(\'Inherited method\'); }
});


        

Answer 1

Object.getPrototypeOf(obj).func();

will make sure the inherited function gets executed.

In older browsers (the above is ES5), you can use

obj.__proto__.func();

but this is deprecated.

http://jsfiddle.net/pimvdb/PLxHB/5/