This method returns the debug-oriented string representation of element. Prototype provides inspect methods for many types, both built-in and library-defined, such as in String, Array, Enumerable and Hash, which attempt to provide most-useful string representations for their respective types.
undefined and null are represented as such.
Other types are looked up for a inspect method: if there is one, it is used, otherwise, it reverts to the toString method.
Syntax:
element.inspect();
Return Value:
Returns HTML element after inserted content.
Example:
<html>
<head>
<title>Prototype examples</title>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="/javascript/prototype.js">
</script>
<script>
function showResult(){
var str = $('golden-delicious').inspect();
alert("$('golden-delicious').inspect(): " + str );
var str = $('mutsu').inspect();
alert("$('mutsu').inspect() : " + str );
var str = $('mutsu').next().inspect();
alert("$('mutsu').next().inspect() : " + str );
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the button to see the result.</p>
<ul>
<li id="golden-delicious">Golden Delicious</li>
<li id="mutsu" class="yummy apple">Mutsu</li>
<li id="mcintosh" class="yummy">McIntosh</li>
<li</li>
</ul>
<br />
<input type="button" value="Click" onclick="showResult();"/>
</body>
</html>