.toString()
Published Oct 31, 2022Updated Jun 28, 2023
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The .toString()
method returns a string representation of a given value or object.
Syntax
stringObject.toString()
The .toString()
method takes no parameters.
Note: This method can be called on numbers, arrays, and objects.
Example
The following example demonstrates the .toString()
method:
// Assigning constant to integer valueconst myNum = 3;// Using .toString() method to get its string valueconst str = myNum.toString();console.log('Value of str variable is', str);// Using typeof operator to show string value was returnedconsole.log('Type of str variable is', typeof str);
This will produce the following output:
Value of str variable is 3Type of str variable is string
Codebyte Example
The following is a runnable example demonstrating the .toString()
method:
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