Built-in javascript constructors?


In this article, we are going to discuss about the Built-in JavaScript constructors with appropriate examples in JavaScript.

Javascript has provided some built-in constructors for native objects. These built-in functions include Object(), String(), Boolean(), RegExp(), Number(), Array(), Function(), Date().

Note We cannot include Math object in those built-in constructors because Math is a global object. The 'new' keyword cannot be used with Math.

Let’s understand this concept in a better way with the help of examples further in this article.

Example 1

This is an example program to illustrate about the inbuilt constructor String().

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Built-in JavaScript Constructors</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
   <h3>String() - Built-in JavaScript Constructor</h3>
   <p id="valueToString"></p>
   <script>
      var value1 = 3.14;
      var value2 = String(value1);
      var result = value1;
      document.getElementById("valueToString").innerHTML = "The converted value to string is : " + result;
   </script>
</body>
</html>

On executing the above code, the below output is generated.

Example 2

This is an example program to illustrate about the inbuilt constructor Number().

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Built-in JavaScript Constructors</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
   <h3>Number() - Built-in JavaScript Constructor</h3>
   <p id='Built-in'></p>
   <script>
      let a = Number("100");
      let b = Number("100.234");
      let c = Number(true); //return 0 or 1 for boolean
      let d = Number("true"); //returns a number or NaN
      let e = Number(new Date()); //returns number of milli seconds from Jan 1 1970
      let f = Number([1.2]);
      document.getElementById('Built-in').innerHTML = `Number("100") is ${a} ${'<br/>'} Number("100.234") is ${b} ${'<br/>'} Number(true) is ${c} ${'<br/>'} Number("true") is ${d} ${'<br/>'} Number(new Date()) is ${e} ${'<br/>'} Number([1.2]) is ${f} `;
   </script>
</body>
</html>

On executing the above code, the below output is generated.

Example 3

This is an example program to illustrate about the inbuilt constructor Boolean().

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Built-in JavaScript Constructors</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
   <h3>Boolean() - Built-in JavaScript Constructor</h3>
   <p id="bool"></p>
   <script>
      var value1 = 0;
      var value2 = '';
      var value3 = null;
      var value4 = 'Hello';
      var value5 = 1234;
      document.getElementById("bool").innerHTML = "The boolean value for the value (0) is : " + Boolean(value1) + '<br/>' + "The boolean value for the value ('') is : " + Boolean(value2) + '<br/>' +"The boolean value for the value (null) is : " + Boolean(value3) + '<br/>' +"The boolean value for the value ('Hello') is : " + Boolean(value4) + '<br/>' +"The boolean value for the value (1234) is : " + Boolean(value5);
   </script>
</body>
</html>

On executing the above code, the below output is generated.

Example 4

This is an example program to illustrate about the inbuilt constructor Object(). Every constructor is a part of Object Constructor.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Built-in JavaScript Constructors</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
   <h3>Built-in JavaScript Constructors</h3>
   <p id="valueToString"></p>
   <script>
      const a1 = new String();
      const a2 = new Number();
      const a3 = new Boolean();
      const a4 = new Object();
      const a5 = new Array();
      const a6 = new Date();
      document.getElementById("valueToString").innerHTML = `a1 is ${typeof a1} ${'<br/>'} a2 is ${typeof a2} ${'<br/>'} a3 is ${typeof a3} ${'<br/>'} a4 is ${typeof a4} ${'<br/>'} a5 is ${typeof a5} ${'<br/>'} a6 is ${typeof a6} `;
   </script>
</body>
</html>

On executing the above code, the following output is generated.

Updated on: 09-Dec-2022

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