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JavaScript String constructor Property

❮ JavaScript String Reference

The constructor property returns the string's constructor function:

var str = "Hello World!";

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The constructor property returns:

function String() [native code]

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Definition and Usage

In JavaScript, the constructor property returns the constructor function for
an object.

The return value is a reference to the
function, not the name of the function:

For JavaScript numbers the constructor property returns
function Number() [native code]

For JavaScript strings the constructor property returns
function String() [native code]

For JavaScript booleans the constructor property returns
function Boolean() [native code]

Property
constructor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

string.constructor

Return Value:	function String() [native code]
JavaScript Version:	1.1

❮ JavaScript String Reference