Web platform features explorer - arguments.callee

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This feature is discouraged — JavaScript strict mode prohibits accessing arguments.callee.

For more information, see: https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/ordinary-and-exotic-objects-behaviours.html#sec-arguments-exotic-objects

The callee property of the arguments variable in a non-strict function body's local scope is the function that arguments belongs to.

Status

Discouraged

MDN documentation

arguments.callee

Specifications

ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification (#sec-arguments-exotic-objects), from TC39 (Ecma International).

Browser support

Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
Firefox 1 Released on 2004-11-09
Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
Safari 1 Released on 2003-06-23
Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29

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