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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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// Take string as input and display it
// with the help of string.toString()
// Method
let a = new String("GfG");
console.log(a.toString());


Output:  

GfG

Example 2: Taking a string as input and printing it with the help of a string.toString() method.

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// Taking a string as input and printing it
// with the help of string.toString() method
let a = new String("GeeksforGeeks");
console.log(a.toString());


Output: 

GeeksforGeeks

Example 3: Taking a string as input and printing it with the help of string.toString() method.

javascript




// Taking a string as input and printing it
// with the help of string.toString() method
let a = new String("GFGGFG");
console.log(a.toString());


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”.

Javascript




let number = 42;
let result = number.toString();
console.log(result);
console.log(typeof(result));


Output

42
string

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


Last Updated : 18 Jul, 2023
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