JS: String Object

What is the Keyword “String”

String is the value of the property key "String" of the Global Object .

window.String === String

Type

Type of String is a function.

// type of String
console.log( typeof String === "function" );

Parent

Parent of String is Function.prototype.

// parent of String
console.log( Reflect.getPrototypeOf ( String ) === Function.prototype );

Purpose

Purpose of String is:

• String(value) is used to convert any (primitive or object) value to a string primitive.
• new String(value) is used to convert any (primitive or object) value to a string object.
• Used as a namespace to hold static methods.
• Holds the property key "prototype". Its value is the parent of all instance of string.

[see Primitive Value]

String Constructor

• JS: String Constructor

Properties

• prototype
• fromCodePoint
• fromCharCode
• raw