ActionScript: The Definitive Guide

Name

Boolean.valueOf( ) Method — the primitive value of the Boolean object

Availability

Flash 5

Synopsis

booleanObject.valueOf( )

Returns

The Boolean value true if the primitive value of booleanObject is true; false if the primitive value of booleanObject is false. The value of the Boolean object is specified when the object is constructed and stored internally thereafter.

Description

The valueOf( ) method returns the primitive Boolean datum associated with a Boolean object. Although the internal value of a Boolean object is inaccessible, we can use valueOf( ) to convert it to its primitive equivalent.

Example

x = new Boolean(0);
trace(x.valueOf( ));  // Displays: false

See Also

Object.valueOf( )