How to Get a Class Name of an Object

As there is no direct <kbd class="highlighted">getClass()</kbd> method in JavaScript to get the object’s class name, you can use several options which will help you solve this problem.

typeof

The typeof operator returns a string that indicates the type of the unevaluated operand:

JavaScript typeof operator returns a string

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Note: typeof is not reliable for retrieving specific class names, as it typically returns "object" for most custom and built-in objects.

constructor.name

You can use the <kbd class="highlighted">constructor.name</kbd> property of an object to get the name of its class:

JavaScript constructor.name property returns the class name

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Note: This method may return "Object" for objects created with Object.create(null) or when the constructor property has been manually overridden.

Object.prototype.toString.call()

The most reliable way to get the class name of any object in JavaScript is using Object.prototype.toString.call(). It returns a string in the format [object ClassName]:

JavaScript Object.prototype.toString.call() method

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To extract just the class name, you can use slice():

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