valueOf Method (Windows Scripting - JScript)

 

Returns the primitive value of the specified object.

Syntax

object.valueOf( )

Remarks

The required object reference is any intrinsic JScript object.

The valueOf method is defined differently for each intrinsic JScript object.

Object

Return Value

Array

Returns the array instance.

Boolean

The Boolean value.

Date

The stored time value in milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.

Function

The function itself.

Number

The numeric value.

Object

The object itself. This is the default.

String

The string value.

The Math and Error objects do not have a valueOf method.

Requirements

Version 2

Applies To: Array Object (Windows Scripting - JScript)| Boolean Object (Windows Scripting - JScript)| Date Object (Windows Scripting - JScript)| Function Object (Windows Scripting - JScript)| Number Object (Windows Scripting - JScript)| Object Object (Windows Scripting - JScript)| String Object (Windows Scripting - JScript)

See Also

toString Method (Windows Scripting - JScript)