From e3a45167f50bdbb6d299f3d24a32e7e6f4c6502e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ivaylo Karafeizov Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:04:23 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add comparison operators docs (#1814) * Update 101-value-comparison-operators.md * Update content/roadmaps/106-javascript/content/105-javascript-equality-comparisons/101-value-comparison-operators.md Co-authored-by: Kamran Ahmed --- .../101-value-comparison-operators.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/roadmaps/106-javascript/content/105-javascript-equality-comparisons/101-value-comparison-operators.md b/content/roadmaps/106-javascript/content/105-javascript-equality-comparisons/101-value-comparison-operators.md index 2da56148e..e6a5834bf 100644 --- a/content/roadmaps/106-javascript/content/105-javascript-equality-comparisons/101-value-comparison-operators.md +++ b/content/roadmaps/106-javascript/content/105-javascript-equality-comparisons/101-value-comparison-operators.md @@ -1 +1,11 @@ -# Value comparison operators \ No newline at end of file +# Value Comparison Operators + +In javascript, the `==` operator does the type conversion of the operands before comparison, whereas the === operator compares the values and the data types of the operands. The `Object.is()` method determines whether two values are the same value: `Object.is(value1, value2)`. + +`Object.is()` is not equivalent to the `==` operator. The `==` operator applies various coercions to both sides (if they are not the same type) before testing for equality (resulting in such behavior as `"" == false` being `true`), but `Object.is()` doesn't coerce either value. + +`Object.is()` is also not equivalent to the `===` operator. The only difference between `Object.is()` and `===` is in their treatment of signed zeros and `NaN` values. The `===` operator (and the `==` operator) treats the number values `-0` and `+0` as equal but treats `NaN` as not equal to each other. + +Free Content +The Difference Between == and === in Javascript +Equality comparisons and sameness - MDN