Applies to: Array Object, Boolean Object, Date Object, Function Object, Number Object, Object Object, String Object
The valueOf method is use to get the primitive value of the specified object.
Syntax
object.valueOf( )
The object argument is any JavaScript object.
Return value
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Example
The valueOf method is defined differently for each intrinsic JavaScript object.
Object |
Return Value |
Array |
The elements of the array are converted into strings, and the strings are concatenated together, separated by commas. This behaves the same as the Array.toString and Array.join methods. |
Boolean |
The Boolean value. |
Date |
The stored time value in milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC. |
Function |
The function itself. |
Number |
The numeric value. |
Object |
The object itself. This is the default. |
String |
The string value. |
The Math object does not have a valueOf method.
See also: toString Method |
