.valueOf()
Term side of the Card
Topic: Object
Unit title: .valueOf()
Categories: Method
Explanation side of the Card
Explanation: The method that returns the primitive value of the specified object. it's meant to be overridden by derived objects to provide custom type conversion. For most objects, it returns the object itself. Some built-in objects like `Date` use it to return a specific value.
Browser compatibility:
- The chrome browser supports this feature starting from version 1
- The edge browser supports this feature starting from version 12
- The firefox browser supports this feature starting from version 1
- The safari browser supports this feature starting from version 1
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