Changing the behaviour of the typeof operator in Javascript

Question

I would like to know if there is any way of overriding the behaviour of the typeof operator. Specifically, I want to return \"string\" when the typeof

Answer 1

That is impossible. The behaviour of native operators cannot be changed.

Related links:

• Why hasn't operator overloading been added to ECMAScript? at quora.com
• The ES value proxy proposal. It doesn't let you change the existing functionality of typeof, but would enable you to define your own additional types.