JavaScript_Succinctly

var numberObject = new Number(1.10023);
console.log(numberObject.toFixed()); // Logs 1.
console.log(numberObject['toFixed']()); // Logs 1.
// Number literal/primitive converted to an object when treated as an
object.
var numberLiteral = 1.10023;
console.log(numberLiteral.toFixed()); // Logs 1.
console.log(numberLiteral['toFixed']()); // Logs 1.
console.log((1234).toString()); // Logs '1234'.
console.log(1234['toString']()); // Logs '1234'.
Boolean
Sample: sample58.html
// Boolean object treated like an object.
var booleanObject = new Boolean(0);
console.log(booleanObject.toString()); // Logs 'false'.
console.log(booleanObject['toString']()); // Logs 'false'.
// Boolean literal/primitive converted to an object when treated as an
object.
var booleanLiteral = false;
console.log(booleanLiteral.toString()); // Logs 'false'.
console.log(booleanLiteral['toString']()); // Logs 'false'.
console.log((true).toString()); // Logs 'true'.
console.log(true['toString']()); // Logs 'true'.
Notes
When accessing a property on a primitive number directly (not stored in a variable), you
have to first evaluate the number before the value is treated as an object (e.g.,
(1).toString(); or 1..toString();). Why two dots? The first dot is considered a
numeric decimal, not an operator for accessing object properties.
You should typically use primitive string, number, and Boolean values
The literal/primitive values that represent a string, number, or Boolean are faster to write
and are more concise in the literal form.
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