The JavaScript toString() method is an inbuilt function that returns the string itself. It does not modify the original string and it can be used to convert a string object to its string representation.
Syntax:
string.toString()
Parameters: It does not accept any parameter.
Return Values: It returns a new string representing the given string object.
Below is an example of the string.toString() Method.
Example 1: This example shows the basic use of the string.toString() Method in Javascript.
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let a = new String("GfG");
console.log(a.toString());
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Output:
GfG
Example 2: Taking a string as input and printing it with the help of a string.toString() method.
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let a = new String("GeeksforGeeks");
console.log(a.toString());
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Output:
GeeksforGeeks
Example 3: Taking a string as input and printing it with the help of string.toString() method.
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let a = new String("GFGGFG");
console.log(a.toString());
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Output:
GfGGfG
Example 4: In this example, we are converts the variable number to a string using the toString() method and output the result. The typeof operator confirms the type of our output as “string”.
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let number = 42;
let result = number.toString();
console.log(result);
console.log(typeof(result));
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We have a complete list of Javascript string methods, to check those please go through this Javascript String Complete reference article.
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 3 and above
- Opera 3 and above
- Safari 1 and above