Are strings objects? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Strings are objects, but what you are doing in your example is not creating a new String. By using 'new' you are creating an instance of a Object, not a 'string'

var F = function() {
    return 'c';
};
var a = new String('a');
var b = 'b';
var c  = new F();
alert("a is: " + typeof a + ", b is: " + typeof b + ", c is: " + typeof c);
// alerts: a is: object, b is: string. c is: object

You shouldn't use 'new' for strings regardless (or arrays, or 'simple' objects.)