User Guide

Boolean.valueOf() 259
Usage
myBoolean.toString() : String
Parameters
None.
Returns
A string; "true" or "false".
Description
Method; returns the string representation ("true" or "false") of the Boolean object.
Example
This example creates a variable of type Boolean and uses toString() to convert the value to a
string for use in the trace statement:
var myBool:Boolean = true;
trace("The value of the Boolean myBool is: " + myBool.toString());
myBool = false;
trace("The value of the Boolean myBool is: " + myBool.toString());
Boolean.valueOf()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
myBoolean.valueOf() : Boolean
Parameters
None.
Returns
A Boolean value.
Description
Method: returns true if the primitive value type of the specified Boolean object is true; false
otherwise.
Example
The following example shows how this method works, and also shows that the primitive value
type of a new Boolean object is
false:
var x:Boolean = new Boolean();
trace(x.valueOf()); // false
x = (6==3+3);
trace(x.valueOf()); // true