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I came across this today, and just want to get more on why and how [].values is a function

$ node -e 'console.log([].values)'
[Function: values]
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  • @Bergi I haven't come across the array prototype before, and think of array as a map or container to store data (coming from java). Commented Nov 28, 2019 at 1:05

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Array.prototype.values is a function that your empty array inherits. It's usually called as a method and returns an iterator.

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