JavaScript Date constructor Property
Example
The constructor property returns a date's constructor function:
var d = new Date();
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Definition and Usage
In JavaScript, the constructor property returns the constructor function for an object.
The return value is a reference to the function, not the name of the function:
For JavaScript dates the constructor property returns function Date() { [native code] }
For JavaScript numbers the constructor property returns function Number() { [native code] }
For JavaScript strings the constructor property returns function String() { [native code] }
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| constructor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.constructor
Technical Details
| Return Value: | function Date() { [native code] } |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | ECMAScript 1 |
❮ JavaScript Date Object
