Welcome to the JavaScript tutorials, we have already discussed JavaScript object, and JavaScript number. Today we will see JavaScript Boolean object, the JavaScript Boolean will hold two values:
- True
- False
You can use JavaScript Boolean values like yes or no. If you like it, it means yes and if you don’t, then it means no. Not to forget that primitive Boolean value and Boolean object values is different.
JavaScript Boolean object – Syntax
The syntax of a Boolean object is very simple:
New Boolean (value)
Note: No initial value, or if you will set it to 0, -0, false, undefined, null or NaN. Then the default initial value will be ‘false’. In fact, if you will mention empty string (“”), still the initial value will not change from false.
The funny thing is if you will mention false in the string, then the initial value will be set to true.
JavaScript Boolean Properties
Constructor – It will refer the function which made the object.
Prototype – It will let you add properties and methods to a Boolean object.
JavaScript Boolean Methods
toSource () – This function will return a string that will represent the source code of the object.
toString () – It will return the string in result, depending on the Boolean object value.
valueOf () – This function will return the primitive value of an object.
JavaScript Boolean Object – Examples
We will take two examples to understand the tricky part.
Example 1
We have set the initial value to false, and used function valueOf () to get the primitive value. Let’s see what happen, when you will run this program:
<html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var sharp = new Boolean(false) document.write(sharp.valueOf()) </script> </body> </html>
The output will be:
False
Yes, it is that simple. It has shown the initial value, that we have set to false. Now same example we will run in the second example, but it will show different answer. Tell me why?
Example2
In the below example, we have set the initial value to “false”. Remember, it is a string, and the second thing we did is, used valueOf () method.
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var sharp = new Boolean("false")
document.write(sharp.valueOf())
</script>
</body>
</html>
The output you will see here is:
True
Now, can you tell me why we have got the true here? Instead, we have set the initial value to false. Yes, we have set the initial value to string and that is why it is showing true.
Tips to remember:
- toSource () is a non-standard function and may be it will not work in some browsers.
Conclusion
We have just covered JavaScript Boolean object, its property and functions. Just practice to understand it in a better way, else you will forget the concept. JavaScript is an easy to learn language, just you need a right guidance. We are here to assist you, we have not covered the rest property or method. Because we will cover it in detail, to let you understand things in an easy way.