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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Strings Comparing Strings

moshe levi
moshe levi
2,953 Points
Posted by moshe levi
moshe levi
2,953 Points

confusion

does anyone could explain me what is this 

function compare(a, b) {
    console.log(a + "<" +b, a < b);
}

1 Answer

Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points
Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points

It's a function that takes two arguments, the first represented by a, and the second by b. It then logs to the console a message that says a < b, followed by the result of mathematically comparing the two, which will either be true or false

So in the case of:

function compare(2, 10) {
    console.log(a + "<" b, a < b);
}

The number 2 is substituted for a, and the number 10 is substituted for b. The result of running the function would be this message logged to the console: 2 < 10, true