difference between != and !==

the difference is that != is for comparing two different types for example: if you are comparing a variable and a string but it will still work if you comparing a string and a string or a var and a var and what a !== does is only compares the same type so it wont work with a var and a string

An example which I think might help you understanding the difference. Please correct me if anyone feel this to be misleading:

7 !== '7' 

This returns true, since left variable is number (TYPE) and right variable is string (TYPE).

7 != '7'

This returns false, since both variable have the VALUE 7. != checks for inequality and found the opposite, so returns false.

!== is strictly comparing variables on both sides for their VALUE and TYPE. The result will be true if either VALUE or TYPE is inconsistent. While != is more "tolerant", that it is going to return true only if VALUE are different from the two sides of comparison.

I think the easiest way to understand is found at w3school. https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_comparisons.asp

!= will return a false if both meet the criteria and true if they both do not meet the criteria. !== This works similar to !=, the only difference is that this one truly verifies the criteria. Similar to == and ===.

I can see this being used with strings as well. With numbers, it can get a bit confusing.

var x = "hello"
X !== "hello" will return false
X !== "hi" will return true