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Version: 3.28.0

String.prototype.valueOf()

The valueOf() method returns the primitive value of a String object.

Syntax

valueOf()

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.