declaringPrototype() function

Walks up from a constructed instance to the prototype that actually declares the given method, mirroring legacy decoration where the decorator target is the declaring prototype. Falls back to the instance's own prototype.

Signature:

export declare function declaringPrototype(instance: any, methodName: string): any;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
instance	any	`this` inside a standard decorator initializer
methodName	string	method to locate on the prototype chain

Returns:

any

the declaring prototype

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