Nodejs Object to String Convert to_s()

Method Source Code

Object.prototype.to_s = function () {
  try {/*w ww  . java  2  s .  c om*/
    return JSON.stringify(this.valueOf());
  } catch (ex) {
    return this.valueOf().toString();
  }
};

Related

1. toSource(object)

   Object.toSource = function(object){
     if( object === null ) return 'null';
     if( object === undefined ) return 'undefined';
     if( typeof object.toSource === 'function' ){
       var source = object.toSource();
       if( typeof source != 'string' ) throw new TypeError('custom toSource() method must return string');
       return source;
     return String(object);
   ...
   

2. toSource(seen)

   Object.prototype.toSource = function(seen){
     var source, props = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(this), i = 0, j = props.length, prop;
     seen = seen || [this];
     source = '({';
     for(;i<j;i++){
       prop = props[i];
       source+= prop.toSource() + ': ' + Object.sourceOf(this[prop], seen, '{}');
       if( i < j - 1 ) source += ', ';
     source+= '})';
     return source;
   };
   

3. json()

   Object.prototype.json = function() { 
       return JSON.stringify(this)