The valueOf()
method of String
values returns this string value.
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String.prototype.valueOf()
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Syntax
js
valueOf()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A string representing the primitive value of a given String
object.
Description
The valueOf()
method of String
returns the primitive value of a String
object as a string data type. This value is equivalent to String.prototype.toString()
.
This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in code.
Examples
Using valueOf()
js
const x = new String("Hello world");
console.log(x.valueOf()); // 'Hello world'
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | Server | ||||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | Deno | Node.js | ||
valueOf |
1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.10.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/valueOf