JavaScript String toString() Method (original) (raw)
Last Updated : 16 Jul, 2024
The toString() method in JavaScript converts a string object to a string primitive. It returns a string representing the specified object. This method is automatically called when a string object needs to be defined as a text value or concatenated with another string. The toString() method also converts a number to a string.
**Syntax:
string.toString()
**Parameters:
- It does not accept any parameter.
**Return Values:
- It returns a new string representing the given string object.
**Example 1: This example shows the basic use of the string.toString() Method in Javascript.
javascript `
// Take string as input and display it // with the help of string.toString() // Method let a = new String("GfG"); console.log(a.toString());
`
**Example 2: Taking a string as input and printing it with the help of a string.toString() method.
javascript `
// Taking a string as input and printing it // with the help of string.toString() method let a = new String("GeeksforGeeks"); console.log(a.toString());
`
**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());
`
**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));
`
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 3
- Microsoft Edge 12
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0
- Safari 5
- Opera 10.5