JavaScript String toString() Method

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.

Below is an example of the string.toString() Method. 

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()); 

Output
GfG

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("w3wiki");
console.log(a.toString());

Output
w3wiki

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.

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