Cast To String (v8)

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String Function
var myVar = null,
  newString;
newString = String(myVar);
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String Constructor
var myVar = null,
  newString;
newString = new String(myVar);
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Concatenate Empty String
var myVar = null,
  newString;
newString = myVar + "";
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toString Method
var myVar = null,
  newString;
newString = myVar.toString();
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concat if truthy
var myVar = null,
  newString;
newString = myVar ? '' + myVar : '';
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concat if truthy or 0
var myVar = null,
  newString;
newString = (myVar || myVar === 0) ? ('' + myVar) : '';
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String func on truthy using ||
var myVar = null,
  newString;
newString = String(myVar || '');
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concat if truthy using ||
var myVar = undefined,
  newString;
newString = (myVar || '') + '';
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concat if truthy using &&
var myVar = undefined,
  newString;
newString = (myVar && '' + myVar) || '';
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