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JavaScript

Posted by ilya A
ilya A
3,802 Points

What does "!==" mean?

Could someone remind me?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

It's the strict inequality test operator. It means "does not equal or is a different type".

Examples:

if (1 !== 2)   document.write("<p>1 is not equal to 2</p>");
if (5 !== "5") document.write('<p>number 5 is not equal to the string "5"</p>');