How to alert variable name, not a value of variable?
var color = 'red';
alert(color); // Will alert 'red'
alert(/* magic */); // Will alert 'color'
How to alert variable name, not a value of variable? var color = ‘red’;
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How to alert variable name, not a value of variable?
var color = 'red';
alert(color); // Will alert 'red'
alert(/* magic */); // Will alert 'color'
It’s not possible in JavaScript, because arguments in this language are passed by value or by reference, not by name, so when variable is passed to function, its name is lost.