| Object.valueOf( ) Method | Flash 5 |
| the primitive value of the object |
The internally defined primitive value of someObject, if a primitive value is associated with someObject. If no primitive value is associated with someObject, then someObject itself is returned.
The valueOf( ) method returns the primitive datum associated with an object, if such an association exists. This method is most commonly used with instances of the Number, String, and Boolean classes, which all have associated primitive data. It is rarely necessary to invoke valueOf( ) explicitly; it is automatically invoked by the interpreter whenever someObject is used where a primitive is expected.
Boolean.valueOf( ), MovieClip.valueOf( ), Number.valueOf( ), Object.toString( ), String.valueOf( )