variable name to string javascript
//Get variable name as string
function getVariableName(v) {
for (var key in window) {
if (window[key] === v)
return key;
}
}
//testing
var someValue = "something not important right now";
console.log(getVariableName(someValue)); //>> prints "someValue"
//also works in functions
function print(a) {
console.log(getVariableName(a)); //>> prints "someValue" because of line 16
//you'd think it would print "a" but it doesnt
}
print(someValue);//>> look at line 14