String.prototype.toString()
String.prototype.toString() is a JavaScript method in the String category. Returns the string itself. The syntax is str.toString(). A typical example: "hello".toString() // "hello". A close sibling is String.prototype.charAt(), which returns the character at the specified index. A close sibling is String.prototype.charCodeAt(), which returns the Unicode value of the character at the specified index. A close sibling is String.prototype.concat(), which concatenates strings together. A close sibling is String.prototype.includes(), which checks if a string contains a specified substring. More about this category: String methods for text manipulation — split, replace, trim, match, and more. Related String methods: String.prototype.charAt(), String.prototype.charCodeAt(), String.prototype.concat(), String.prototype.includes(), String.prototype.indexOf(), String.prototype.lastIndexOf(), String.prototype.match(), String.prototype.matchAll(). This page is part of the free JS Reference documentation covering 1027+ methods, each with syntax, parameters, return values, examples, and common pitfalls. You can try String.prototype.toString() immediately in the JavaScript playground, look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary, or return to the JS Reference homepage.