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## DataSnapshot.val() method

Extracts a JavaScript value from a `DataSnapshot`<!-- -->.

Depending on the data in a `DataSnapshot`<!-- -->, the `val()` method may return a scalar type (string, number, or boolean), an array, or an object. It may also return null, indicating that the `DataSnapshot` is empty (contains no data).

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
val(): any;
```
<b>Returns:</b>

any

The DataSnapshot's contents as a JavaScript value (Object, Array, string, number, boolean, or `null`<!-- -->).