[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change]
An object representing the arguments to the currently executing function, and the functions that called it.
[function.]arguments[n]
function
Optional. The name of the currently executing Function object.
n
Required. The zero-based index to argument values passed to the Function object.
You cannot explicitly create an arguments object. The arguments object only becomes available when a function begins execution. The arguments object of the function is not an array, but the individual arguments are accessed the same way array elements are accessed. The index n is actually a reference to one of the 0…n properties of the arguments object.
The following example illustrates the use of the arguments object.
function ArgTest(a, b){
var i, s = "The ArgTest function expected ";
var numargs = arguments.length; //Get number of arguments passed.
var expargs = ArgTest.length; //Get number of arguments expected.
if (expargs < 2)
s += expargs + " argument. ";
else
s += expargs + " arguments. ";
if (numargs < 2)
s += numargs + " was passed.";
else
s += numargs + " were passed.";
s += "\n\n"
for (i =0 ; i < numargs; i++){ //Get argument contents.
s += " Arg " + i + " = " + arguments[i] + "\n";
}
return(s); //Return list of arguments.
}