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toString Summary

Returns a string representation of a number.

Syntax

toString([ radix ])

radix: Optional. The base number system to convert to given as 2 - 36, inclusive. Defaults to 10.

Return Value

String representing the number value in the given base number system.

Negative numbers are simply preceded by the - sign, i.e. there is no conversion to a system like the Two’s Complement for binary.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the toString method with a number.

var mph_number = 234.567;
var mph_string = mph_number.toString();

console.log(mph_string);

console.log(mph_string.length);

The following example illustrates the use of the toString method with a radix argument.

var mph_number = 199;


mph_number.toString(16);



mph_number.toString(10);



mph_number.toString(8);



mph_number.toString(2);

implicit use of toString()

var mph_number = 199;
String(mph_number) === mph_number.toString(10);
(mph_number + "") === mph_number.toString(10);

Remarks Throws

RangeError when a radix outside the bounds of 2 - 36 (inclusive) was given.