Can we modify built-in object prototypes in JavaScript



Following is the code for modifying built-in object prototypes in JavaScript −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <title>Document</title> <style>    body {       font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;    }    .result {       font-size: 20px;       font-weight: 500;       color: blueviolet;    } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Modify built-in object prototypes</h1> <div class="result"></div> <br /> <button class="Btn">Click Here</button> <h3>Click on the above button to call the alert method</h3> <script>    let resEle = document.querySelector(".result");    let BtnEle = document.querySelector(".Btn");    window.alert = function (msg) {       resEle.innerHTML = "Custom Alert function has been triggered<br>";       resEle.innerHTML += "Alert Message = " + msg;    };    BtnEle.addEventListener("click", () => {       alert("Hello World");    }); </script> </body> </html>

Output

On clicking the ‘Click Here’ button −

Updated on: 2020-07-18T07:56:14+05:30

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