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A Function's arguments and caller Properties

   
/*
JavaScript Bible, Fourth Edition
by Danny Goodman 

John Wiley & Sons CopyRight 2001
*/
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function hansel(x,y) {
    var args = hansel.arguments
    document.write("<P>hansel.caller is " + hansel.caller + "<BR>")
    document.write("hansel.arguments.length is " + hansel.arguments.length + "<BR>")
    for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
        document.write("argument " + i + " is " + args[i] + "<BR>")
    }
    document.write("</P>")
}
function gretel(x,y,z) {
    today = new Date()
    thisYear = today.getFullYear()
    hansel(x,y,z,thisYear)
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> 
hansel(1, "two", 3);
gretel(4, "five", 6, "seven");
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
</HTML>








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