var myNum = new Number(35);

the toString() method returns the string "35". When the object is user-defined, the method returns [object Object]. Try it for the following Employee object:

function Employee() {
  this.dept = "HR";
  this.manager = "John Johnson";
}

function printProp() {
  var Ken = new Employee();
  alert(Ken.toString());
}

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