Name

prototype — NN 3 IE J2 ECMA 1

Synopsis

Read/Write

A property of the static Number object. Use the prototype property to assign new properties and methods to future instances of a Number value created in the current document. See the Array.prototype property description for examples. There is little need to create new prototype properties or methods for the Number object.

Example

Number.prototype.author = "DG"

Value

Any data, including function references.

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