var a = "mystring",
    b = new String( "mystring" );
Object.defineProperty( b, 'foo', { value: 42, enumerable: false });
console.log(b.foo); // 42
Object.defineProperty( a, 'foo', { value: 42, enumerable: false });
// TypeError: Object.defineProperty called on non-object
// trying another way:
a.foo = 42;
// remember, this is equivalent to:
// new Number(a).foo = 42;
// …so the 'foo' property is defined on the wrapper, not on 'a'
console.log(a.foo); // undefined