Returns a string representation of an object.
objectname.toString([radix])
The toString method is a member of all built-in JScript objects. How it behaves depends on the object type:
| Object | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Array | Elements of an Array are converted to strings. The resulting strings are concatenated, separated by commas. |
| Boolean | If the Boolean value is true, returns "true". Otherwise, returns "false". |
| Date | Returns the textual representation of the date. |
| Error | Returns a string containing the associated error message. |
| Function | Returns a string of the following form, where functionname is the name of the function whose toString method was called:
function functionname( ) { [native code] }
|
| Number | Returns the textual representation of the number. |
| String | Returns the value of the String object. |
| Default | Returns ", where objectname is the name of the object type. |
The following example illustrates the use of the toString method with a radix argument. The return value of function shown below is a Radix conversion table.
function CreateRadixTable (){
var s, s1, s2, s3, x; //Declare variables.
s = "Hex Dec Bin \n"; //Create table heading.
for (x = 0; x < 16; x++) //Establish size of table
{ // in terms of number of
switch(x) // values shown.
{ //Set intercolumn spacing.
case 0 :
s1 = " ";
s2 = " ";
s3 = " ";
break;
case 1 :
s1 = " ";
s2 = " ";
s3 = " ";
break;
case 2 :
s3 = " ";
break;
case 3 :
s3 = " ";
break;
case 4 :
s3 = " ";
break;
case 5 :
s3 = " ";
break;
case 6 :
s3 = " ";
break;
case 7 :
s3 = " ";
break;
case 8 :
s3 = "" ;
break;
case 9 :
s3 = "";
break;
default:
s1 = " ";
s2 = "";
s3 = " ";
} //Convert to hex, decimal & binary.
s += " " + x.toString(16) + s1 + x.toString(10)
s += s2 + s3 + x.toString(2)+ "\n";
}
return(s); //Return entire radix table.
}
Applies To: Array Object | Boolean Object | Date Object | Error Object | Function Object | Number Object | Object Object | String Object