Javascript Reference - JavaScript Array valueOf() Method

The valueOf() from array returns the same value as array's toString() method.

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Syntax

array.valueOf()

Parameters

None

Example


var colors = ["red", "blue", "green"]; 
    
console.log(colors.toString()); //red,blue,green 
console.log(colors.valueOf()); //red,blue,green 
console.log(colors); //red,blue,green

The code above generates the following result.

Example 2

The following code shows how to use array.valueOf with a two dimensional array.


var numbers = new Array(3,6,7);
var colors = new Array("Blue","Green","Red",numbers);
console.log(colors.valueOf());

The code above generates the following result.

Example 3


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">return an array</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--from w  w w . j  a va  2 s  .c  o  m-->
    var array1 = ["A", "B", "C", "C"];
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = array1.valueOf();
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: