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Arguments.callee (Property)

The function object being called.

Availability:

JavaScript - 1.2
JScript - 5.5
Internet Explorer - 5.5
Netscape - 4.0
Property/method value type:Function object
JavaScript syntax:-myArguments.callee

The value yielded by this property is the function object that owns the arguments.

You can work out the calling tree by tracing the callee and caller relationships back up the tree. The callee is a reference to the parent function that owns the arguments object.

This has no meaning outside of the context of a function.

See also:Arguments object, Arguments.caller, Debugging - client side, Function object

Property attributes:

DontEnum.

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JavaScript Programmer's Reference, Cliff Wootton
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