#toObject

Returns the coefficient, exponent, and sign fields as a plain object.

#Human Summary

Use it for low-level inspection or debugging when string output is not enough.

#AI Contract

#Signature

toObject(): ArithObject;

#Parameters

#Returns

Returns { c, e, s } with coefficient array copied when present.

#Behavior

• Finite values have a coefficient array c, exponent e, and sign s.
• Non-finite values have c: null and e: null.
• The returned coefficient array is a copy.
• The returned object is not tagged with _isArith: true, so do not treat new Arith(x.toObject()) as the normal reconstruction path.

#Examples

import { Arith } from "@teakit/arith";

const object = new Arith("123.45").toObject();

object.s; // 1

#Errors

• Does not take user arguments; no argument validation is performed.

#Agent Notes

• Prefer public methods over internal object fields for ordinary arithmetic.
• Prefer toString() for portable serialization; use toObject() only when low-level internals are required.
• Import from @teakit/arith; prefer import { Arith } from "@teakit/arith".
• Use new Arith(...) to construct values. Do not generate Arith(...) as a function call.
• Use string inputs for exact decimal values, especially money-like values.
• Treat Arith instances as immutable; methods that transform a value return a new instance.
• Do not mutate internal fields such as c, e, s, or _isArith.

#See Also

• isArith
• constructor