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Object-Oriented JavaScript - Second Edition

You're reading from   Object-Oriented JavaScript - Second Edition If you've limited or no experience with JavaScript, this book will put you on the road to being an expert. A wonderfully compiled introduction to objects in JavaScript, it teaches through examples and practical play.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849693127
Length 382 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Object-oriented JavaScript FREE CHAPTER 2. Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions 3. Functions 4. Objects 5. Prototype 6. Inheritance 7. The Browser Environment 8. Coding and Design Patterns A. Reserved Words B. Built-in Functions
C. Built-in Objects D. Regular Expressions
Index

Number

This creates number objects:

> var n = new Number(101);
> typeof n;
"object"
> n.valueOf();
101

The Number objects are not primitive objects, but if you use any Number.prototype method on a primitive number, the primitive will be converted to a Number object behind the scenes and the code will work.

> var n = 123;
> typeof n;
"number"
> n.toString();
"123"

Used without new, the Number constructor returns a primitive number.

> Number("101");
101
> typeof Number("101");
"number"
> typeof new Number("101");
"object"

Members of the Number constructor

Property/method

Description

Number.MAX_VALUE

A constant property (cannot be changed) that contains the maximum allowed number.

> Number.MAX_VALUE;
1.7976931348623157e+308

Number.MIN_VALUE

The smallest number you can work with in JavaScript.

> Number.MIN_VALUE;
5e-324

Number.NaN

Contains the Not A Number number...

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