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JavaScript

Posted by Graham Davidson
Graham Davidson
Courses Plus Student 14,966 Points

Fundamental Question about Prompts

Morning groovers.

I am learning JavaScript from a very fundamental level up - quick question

When using a prompt and I enter for example the number 8 - will JavaScript always interpret that as in integer - unless I convert it to a string.

G

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EDUARDO PARRA SANJOSE
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EDUARDO PARRA SANJOSE
Courses Plus Student 6,718 Points
EDUARDO PARRA SANJOSE
EDUARDO PARRA SANJOSE
Courses Plus Student 6,718 Points

Hi,

No. JavaScript will interpret 8 as a string unless you cast it to a number. The prompt method will return a

  • string value if you type something and click OK
  • null if you click cancel
  • an empty string if you click ok but did not type into the input

For a more complete reference you can check MDN

I hope it was helpful. Many thanks,

Edu