Function "name" property (ES6)

In ECMAScript 2015, the "name" property on anonymous Function objects is sometimes set based on the syntactic position of the function (or class) expression. For example: var x = function() { }; x.name === 'x'

Specification

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 51
• Chrome for Android release 51
• Android WebView release 51
• Opera release 38
• Opera for Android release 38

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: In development
• Edge: Shipped
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: No signals

Owner

• adamk@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14