/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/@@hasInstance)
    2. [ ` Function.prototype.apply() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/apply)
    3. [ ` Function.prototype.bind() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/bind)
    4. [ ` Function.prototype.call() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/call)
    5. [ ` Function.prototype.toString() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/toString)
  6. **Inheritance**
  7. **[ ` Object ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object) **
  8. Properties 
    1. [ ` Object.prototype.constructor ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/constructor)
    2. [ ` Object.prototype.__proto__ ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/proto) Deprecated 
  9. Methods 
    1. [ ` Object.prototype.__defineGetter__() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__defineGetter__) Deprecated 
    2. [ ` Object.prototype.__defineSetter__() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__defineSetter__) Deprecated 
    3. [ ` Object.prototype.__lookupGetter__() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__lookupGetter__) Deprecated 
    4. [ ` Object.prototype.__lookupSetter__() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__lookupSetter__) Deprecated 
    5. [ ` Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/hasOwnProperty)
    6. [ ` Object.prototype.isPrototypeOf() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/isPrototypeOf)
    7. [ ` Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/propertyIsEnumerable)
    8. [ ` Object.prototype.toLocaleString() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/toLocaleString)
    9. [ ` Object.prototype.toString() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/toString)
    10. [ ` Object.prototype.valueOf() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/valueOf)

##  In this article

  * Description 
  * Examples 
  * Specifications 
  * Browser compatibility 
  * See also 

#  Function.prototype.caller

**Non-standard:** This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards
track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for
every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations
and the behavior may change in the future.

**Deprecated:** This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers
might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web
standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for
compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible;
see the  compatibility table  at the bottom of this page to guide your
decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

**Note:** In [ strict mode ](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Strict_mode)
, accessing ` caller ` of a function throws an error â the API is removed
with no replacement. This is to prevent code from being able to "walk the
stack", which both poses security risks and severely limits the possibility of
optimizations like inlining and tail-call optimization. For more explanation,
you can read [ the rationale for the deprecation of ` arguments.callee `
](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/arguments/callee#description)
.

The **` caller ` ** accessor property of [ ` Function ` ](/en-
US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function) instances returns
the function that invoked this function. For [ strict ](/en-
US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Strict_mode) , arrow, async, and generator
functions, accessing the ` caller ` property throws a [ ` TypeError ` ](/en-
US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypeError) .