Name
arguments[ ]: an array of function arguments â ECMAScript v1
Synopsis
arguments
Description
The arguments[]
array is
defined only within a function body. Within the body of a function,
arguments
refers to the Arguments
object for the function. This object has numbered properties
and serves as an array containing all arguments passed to the
function. The arguments
identifier is essentially a local variable automatically declared
and initialized within every function. It refers to an Arguments
object only within the body of a function and is undefined in global
code.
See Also
Arguments;Chapter 8
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