JavaScript String constructor Property

The constructor property returns the string's constructor function:

var str = "Hello World!";

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