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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"`util.inspect` fails to represent a function returned from a getter","articleBody":"### Version\n\nv26.5.1\n\n### Platform\n\n```text\nLinux dt2 6.8.0-136-generic #136-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Jul  1 21:53:05 UTC 2026 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux\n```\n\n### Subsystem\n\nutil\n\n### What steps will reproduce the bug?\n\n```js\nrequire('node:util').inspect(\n  {\n    get getString() {\n      return 'foo';\n    },\n    string: 'foo',\n\n    get getObject() {\n      return { nested: true };\n    },\n    object: { nested: true },\n\n    get getFunction() {\n      return function fn() {};\n    },\n    function: function fn() {},\n  },\n  { getters: true },\n);\n```\n\n### How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?\n\nIt is perfectly reproducible.\n\n### What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?\n\nI expect functions to have similar rendering regardless of whether they come from a data property or a getter:\n```\n{\n  getString: [Getter: 'foo'],\n  string: 'foo',\n  getObject: [Getter] { nested: true },\n  object: { nested: true },\n  getFunction: [Getter] [Function: fn],\n  function: [Function: fn]\n}\n```\n\n### What do you see instead?\n\n```\n{\n  getString: [Getter: 'foo'],\n  string: 'foo',\n  getObject: [Getter] { nested: true },\n  object: { nested: true },\n  getFunction: [Getter: \u003cInspection threw (TypeError: Symbol.prototype.toString requires that 'this' be a Symbol\n      at fn.toString (\u003canonymous>)\n      at formatPrimitive (node:internal/util/inspect:2272:13)\n      at formatProperty (node:internal/util/inspect:2582:29)\n      at formatRaw (node:internal/util/inspect:1448:9)\n      at formatValue (node:internal/util/inspect:1195:19)\n      at Object.inspect (node:internal/util/inspect:409:10)\n      at [eval]:1:22\n      at runScriptInThisContext (node:internal/vm:219:10)\n      at node:internal/process/execution:483:12\n      at [eval]-wrapper:6:24)>],\n  function: [Function: fn]\n}\n```\n\n### Additional information\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/gibson042","@type":"Person","name":"gibson042"},"datePublished":"2026-07-30T07:55:03Z","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/64838"}