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JavaScript Global method: String()

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The JavaScript Global String() method converts an object to a string. It returns the same as the toString() method of the object.

 

It has the following syntax with the following parameters:

 

String(x)

 

Parameter

Required / Optional

Description

x

Required

Input parameter.

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
table,th,tr,td {border: 1px solid black; border-collapse :collapse;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Resulting value of <code>x</code></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code id="Example"></code></td>
<td><code id="Result"></code></td>
</tr>
</table>

<script>
document.getElementById("Example").innerHTML =
  'var y = (3 == 4); // so y is false<br>var x = String(y).toUpperCase();';
var y = (3 == 4);
document.getElementById("Result").innerHTML =
  String(y).toUpperCase();
</script>

</body>
</html>

FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedJavaScriptMethodGlobalString() {
  return (String((3 == 4)).toUpperCase()) == "FALSE");
}


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