myObject.valueOf() in ECMAScript 262
Returns the internal this value of the object.
- Return Type
- String
Description
For various intrinsic JS object types, this value returned is overridden and customized as follows:
Array- Same as the
Array.toString()method. Boolean- (unchanged) The
true/falsevalue itself. Date- A
Numberobject with an integer value representing the time in milliseconds since Midnight, January 1st, 1970 UTC. Function- (unchanged) A reference to the function object itself.
Number- (unchanged) The number value itself.
Object- (unchanged) A reference to the object itself.
String- The string's value.