javascript objects

[brentnicholas]

This is probably simple for those who do alot with Prototype and js 'objects'.

I've got an object called 'Validate.Error'...

when I do an alert on it I get:
function(A){this.message=A;this.name="ValidationError"}

So how do I get just the value of this.name out of it?

I've tried:
Validation.name
Error.name
Error(name)

Thoughts?

Thanks,

BN

[Trinithis]

I would have to see a bit more of your code. As a side note, you don't want to use uppercased variables that aren't constructors (upper camel case) or constants (all capped). In any case here's a little demo on how to use OOP in JS.

function Square(w, h) {
  this.width = w;
  this.height = h;
}

Square.prototype.calcArea = function() {
  return this.width * this.height;
};

Square.prototype.calcPerimiter = function() {
  return 2 * (this.width + this.height);
};

Square.prototype.compareTo = function(square) {
  var a = this.calcArea();
  var b = square.calcArea();
  if(a < b)
    return -1;
  if(a > b)
    return 1;
  return 0;
};

var sq1 = new Square(2, 5);
var sq2 = new Square(1, 1);

alert(sq1.compareTo(sq2));

[jscheuer1]

<script type="text/javascript">
var Validate = {
Error:function(A){this.message=A;this.name="ValidationError"}
}
Validate.Error('bob');
alert(Validate.name)
</script>

In the above arrangement, which I think represents what you laid out - in an object Validate with a property named Error which is a function and therefore also an object in its own right when expressed as Validate.Error, Validate.name has no value until Validate.Error is run.