MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE - Valueof (Object.valueof Method)

1006 ActionScript classes
Parameters
name:String - A string; the name of the object property that should no longer be watched.
Returns
Boolean - A Boolean value: true if the watchpoint is successfully removed, false otherwise.
Example
See the example for
Object.watch().
See also
watch (Object.watch method), addProperty (Object.addProperty method)
valueOf (Object.valueOf method)
public valueOf() : Object
Returns the primitive value of the specified object. If the object does not have a primitive
value, the object is returned.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Returns
Object - The primitive value of the specified object or the object itself.
Example
The following example shows the return value of valueOf() for a generic object (which does
not have a primitive value) and compares it to the return value of toString(). First, create a
generic object. Second, create a new Date object set to February 1, 2004, 8:15 AM. The
toString() method returns the current time in human-readable form. The valueOf() method
returns the primitive value in milliseconds. Third, create a new Array object containing two
simple elements. Both toString() and valueOf() return the same value: one,two:
// Create a generic object
var myObject:Object = new Object();
trace(myObject.valueOf()); // output: [object Object]
trace(myObject.toString()); // output: [object Object]
The following examples show the return values for the built-in classes Date and Array, and
compares them to the return values of
Object.toString():
// Create a new Date object set to February 1, 2004, 8:15 AM
// The toString() method returns the current time in human-readable form
// The valueOf() method returns the primitive value in milliseconds
var myDate:Date = new Date(2004,01,01,8,15);
trace(myDate.toString()); // output: Sun Feb 1 08:15:00 GMT-0800 2004