When does JS create an object wrapper for a string?











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Symbol.iterator in 'retularString' // error right-hand side of in sould be an object



Symbol.iterator in new String() // true



Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?






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    Symbol.iterator in 'retularString' // error right-hand side of in sould be an object



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    Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?






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      Symbol.iterator in 'retularString' // error right-hand side of in sould be an object



      Symbol.iterator in new String() // true



      Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?






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      Symbol.iterator in 'retularString' // error right-hand side of in sould be an object



      Symbol.iterator in new String() // true



      Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?






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          Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?




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          When you have a string declared as var foo = 'foo' its type is the primitive string, having no properties inherently, but when you try and access a property on it, the primitive is wrapped momentarily in the String object through a process called implicit coercion.



          See this article for a full explanation of coercion in JavaScript.






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          • I just wanted to be sure that's wrapping does not occur upon any other circumstances.
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          Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?




          Yes.



          When you have a string declared as var foo = 'foo' its type is the primitive string, having no properties inherently, but when you try and access a property on it, the primitive is wrapped momentarily in the String object through a process called implicit coercion.



          See this article for a full explanation of coercion in JavaScript.






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            Perhaps the answers to this question are a good addition: stackoverflow.com/q/17256182/10245948
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          Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?




          Yes.



          When you have a string declared as var foo = 'foo' its type is the primitive string, having no properties inherently, but when you try and access a property on it, the primitive is wrapped momentarily in the String object through a process called implicit coercion.



          See this article for a full explanation of coercion in JavaScript.






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          When you have a string declared as var foo = 'foo' its type is the primitive string, having no properties inherently, but when you try and access a property on it, the primitive is wrapped momentarily in the String object through a process called implicit coercion.



          See this article for a full explanation of coercion in JavaScript.






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          Does that mean JS creates object wrappers for strings only when it calls methods / or accesses corresponding properties on them like 'string'.toUppercase() / 'string'.length?




          Yes.



          When you have a string declared as var foo = 'foo' its type is the primitive string, having no properties inherently, but when you try and access a property on it, the primitive is wrapped momentarily in the String object through a process called implicit coercion.



          See this article for a full explanation of coercion in JavaScript.







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          I just wanted to be sure that's wrapping does not occur upon any other circumstances.
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