javascript - Why Array.prototype is an Array?

Question

I thought every prototype should be an object.

why?

Array.isArray( Array.prototype ) // true

developer.mozilla.org explains nothing

Answer 1

Your assumption that every prototype is an Object is not correct.

console.log(String.prototype)
console.log(Number.prototype)
console.log(Boolean.prototype)
console.log(Array.prototype)
console.log(Object.prototype)

Output:

String {}
Number {}
Boolean {}
[]
Object {}

From the ECMAScript Language Specification - 15.4.4 Properties of the Array Prototype Object (emphasis mine)

The value of the [[Prototype]] internal property of the Array prototype object is the standard built-in Object prototype object (15.2.4).

The Array prototype object is itself an array; its [[Class]] is "Array", and it has a length property (whose initial value is +0) and the special [[DefineOwnProperty]] internal method described in 15.4.5.1.