string-to-any

Turns a string representation of a primitive type back into the associated primitive.

`stringToAny(string)`

Examines the provided string to see if it can be converted to a primitive type. Supported arguments are:

"true"
"false"
"null"
"undefined"
"NaN"
"Infinity"
Any Number
Any String

var stringToAny = require("can-util/js/string-to-any/string-to-any");

stringToAny("NaN"); // -> NaN
stringToAny("44.4"); // -> 44.4
stringToAny("false"); // -> false

Parameters

string {String}:
A string to convert back to its primitive type.

Returns

{*}:

The primitive representation of the provided string.