valueof-method-object-javascript.md

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valueOf Method (Object) (JavaScript)

Returns the primitive value of the specified object.

Syntax

  
object.valueOf( )  

Remarks

The required object reference is any intrinsic [!INCLUDEjavascript] object.

The valueOf method is defined differently for each intrinsic [!INCLUDEjavascript] object.

Object	Return Value
Array	Returns the array instance.
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 and Error objects do not have a valueOf method.

Requirements

[!INCLUDEjsv2]

Applies To: Array Object| Boolean Object| Date Object| Function Object| Number Object| Object Object| String Object

See Also

toString Method (Object)