Number.prototype.valueOf

[rwaldron]

This is necessary for deriving the primitive value of a boxed number object:

var n = new Number("1");

n; // [object Number]

n.valueOf(); // 1

[gfwilliams]

So now, this works, except var n = new Number("1"); isn't actually boxing the number - it's merely creating a new number.

[rwaldron]

@gfwilliams any plans to fix that?

var boxed = new Number(1);

console.log( "should be 'object': ", typeof boxed );
console.log( "should be false: ", boxed === 1 );

results in node/v8:

should be 'object':  object
should be false:  false

results in espruino:

should be 'object':  number
should be false:  true

[gfwilliams]

Well, at the moment it's not huge priority unless I see it blocking real-world code that someone wants to run on Espruino - but yes, eventually.