I learned something cool today, for those who are into Reflection in other languages...
function abc(){
console.log('hello');
}
var obj = {
method: abc
};
//1
abc.toString() === 'function abc(){console.log(\'hello\');}';
//2
obj.method.toString() === 'function abc(){console.log(\'hello\');}';
The result from toString() on a function is, however, implementation-specific. Firefox, for instance, returns a 'compiled' version of a function, thus
function add(){
return 2+3;
}
add.toString() === 'function add(){return 5;}'; //in Firefox
add.toString() === 'function add(){return 2+3;}'; //in node.js
Regardless, I like the fact that as in //2 above, I can inspect the name of the function that has been assigned to my object's method. I'll post more concrete examples if/when I use it for real :)