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JavaScript Number valueOf( ) Method

JavaScript Number valueOf( ) method in JavaScript is used to return the primitive value of a number. This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in web code

Syntax:

number.valueOf()

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: The valueof() method in JavaScript returns a number representing the primitive value of the specified Number object. 

Below are examples of the Number valueOf( ) Method:

Example 1: In this example, the output comes out to be NaN as the value stored in the variable is NaN.

Javascript




let num=NaN;
console.log(num.valueOf());


Output:

NaN

Example 2: Passing a positive number as an argument in the valueOf() method. 

Javascript




let num=213;
console.log(num.valueOf());


Output:

 213

Example 3: Passing a negative number as an argument in the valueOf() method. 

Javascript




let num=-213;
console.log(num.valueOf());


Output:

-213

Example 4: Passing zero as an argument in the valueOf() method. 

Javascript




let num=0;
console.log(num.valueOf());


Output:

0

Example 5: Passing an equation(equating to infinite value) as an argument in the valueOf() method. 

Javascript




let num=0/0;
console.log(num.valueOf());


Output:

Nan

Supported Browsers:

  • Google
  • Edge
  • Firefox 
  • Apple Safari 
  • Opera

We have a complete list of Javascript Number Objects methods, to check those please go through this Javascript Number Complete reference article.

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