1 number = string*1; 2 3 string = number+''; 4 5 var str = '012.8372'; 6 var s = 0; 7 str = str*1; 8 alert(typeof(str)); //number 9 s += ''; 10 alert(typeof(s)); //string 11 var boo = true; 12 alert(typeof(boo)); //boolean 13 var bs = Boolean(s); 14 alert("bs:"+typeof(bs)); 15 alert("bsv:"+bs); //true