Name

Function.arguments[] — arguments passed to a function

Availability

deprecated

Synopsis

function.arguments[i]
function.arguments.length

Description

The arguments property of a Function object is an array of the arguments that are passed to a function. It is defined only while the function is executing. arguments.length specifies the number of elements in the array.

This property is deprecated in favor of the Arguments object; it should never be used in new JavaScript code.

See Also

Arguments

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