michael@0: function testNewString()
michael@0: {
michael@0:   var o = { toString: function() { return "string"; } };
michael@0:   var r = [];
michael@0:   for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
michael@0:     r.push(typeof new String(o));
michael@0:   for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
michael@0:     r.push(typeof new String(3));
michael@0:   for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
michael@0:     r.push(typeof new String(2.5));
michael@0:   for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
michael@0:     r.push(typeof new String("string"));
michael@0:   for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
michael@0:     r.push(typeof new String(null));
michael@0:   for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
michael@0:     r.push(typeof new String(true));
michael@0:   for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
michael@0:     r.push(typeof new String(undefined));
michael@0:   return r.length === 35 && r.every(function(v) { return v === "object"; });
michael@0: }
michael@0: assertEq(testNewString(), true);