How do I trace the call stack for a JavaScript program?
List the frames in order. Push a frame on each function call, pop it on each return. The top frame is the currently running function. The global context sits at the bottom for the whole program.
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Bottom to top: global, outer caller, inner caller, current function. The most recently called function is on top and is the one currently executing.
A stack trace is a snapshot of the call stack at the moment of an error. It lists the active frames from the failing line up to the global context, showing the chain of calls that led to the error.
When the function returns, either via a return statement or by reaching the end of its body. The return value is handed to the caller and the frame is removed.
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