Javascript - Prototype Chain - Hierarchy (Sort of Inheritance)

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inheritance doesn't exist in Javascript but an object can be created from a prototype (Composition or linked list ?)

You can then see what was the prototype of the prototype.

Prototype Hierarchy

Function

A function that prints the prototype of the prototype of the ..

Select the body element

var element = document.querySelector("body");

While the prototype is not null

while (element.__proto__ != null) {
    
    // Print the prototype
    console.log(element.__proto__.toString());
    
    // Element becomes the prototype of the prototype
    element = element.__proto__;
    
}

The body element comes from the following chain of prototype.

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Devtool

You can also see the chain of prototype in the dev tool. For instance for Chrome: