getPrototypeOf()

The static method Reflect.getPrototypeOf is utilized to retrieve the prototype of a given object. This method functions identically to Object.getPrototypeOf.

Syntax:

Reflect.getPrototypeOf(obj)

Parameters:

Obj: This refers to the object whose prototype is to be retrieved.

Return value:

This function retrieves the prototype associated with the specified object.

Exceptions:

A TypeError may occur when an invalid target is provided, such as a numeric value, a string literal, null, or undefined.

Browser Support:

Example 1

// create a object with no parent
const h = Object.create (null);

console.log (
 Reflect.getPrototypeOf ( h ) === null
);

Output:

Example 2

const hurry1 = {
  property1: 42
};
const hello = Reflect.getPrototypeOf(hurry1);
console.log(hello);

Output:

[object Object] { ... }

Example 3

const hurry1 = {
  property1: 42
};
const hello = Reflect.getPrototypeOf(hurry1);
console.log(Reflect.getPrototypeOf(hello));

Output: