number = string*1;
string = number+'';
var str = '012.8372';
var s = 0;
str = str*1;
alert(typeof(str));//number
s += '';
alert(typeof(s));//string
var boo = true;
alert(typeof(boo));//boolean
var bs = Boolean(s);
alert("bs:"+typeof(bs));
alert("bsv:"+bs);//true