Get parent class name from child with ES6?

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ES6 classes inherit from each other. So when instance.constructor refers to the Child, then you can use Object.getPrototypeOf(instance.constructor) to get the Parent, and then access .name:

Object.getPrototypeOf(instance.constructor).name // == "Parent"

Of course, full ES6 compliance and non-minified code are necessary for this to work. You should never rely on function names in code.

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