sIMD.valueOf

The SIMD.%type%.valueOf() method performs a type check returns the this value.

In Firefox (SpiderMonkey), this method currently always throws a TypeError as there are no proper value semantics for SIMD types defined yet.

Syntax

SIMD.Float32x4.valueOf()
SIMD.Float64x2.valueOf()

SIMD.Int8x16.valueOf()
SIMD.Int16x8.valueOf()
SIMD.Int32x4.valueOf()

SIMD.Uint8x16.valueOf()
SIMD.Uint16x8.valueOf()
SIMD.Uint32x4.valueOf()

SIMD.Bool8x16.valueOf() 
SIMD.Bool16x8.valueOf() 
SIMD.Bool32x4.valueOf()
SIMD.Bool64x2.valueOf()

Return value

The this value of a SIMD object.

Exceptions

A TypeError ("can't convert SIMD value to number") is thrown when attempting to convert SIMD values to Number.

Examples

Using valueOf() with a Float32x4

var a = SIMD.Float32x4(11, 22, 33, 44);

a.valueOf(); // TypeError: can't convert SIMD value to number

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
SIMD The definition of 'SIMDConstructor.prototype.valueOf()' in that specification.	Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

See also

• SIMD