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Ryan Scharfer
Courses Plus Student 12,537 PointsWhy is my non-empty string evaluating to false?
var myString = "apples";
myString==true;
When I run this code in the JS console, it evaluates to false. I don't get it. I know empty strings are false, but not non-empty strings.
2 Answers
eck
43,038 PointsIf you want to get true, you could write something like this:
var myString = "apples";
// All the following are true
myString != true;
myString == "apples";
When you write "myString == true;" you are comparing a literal string value with a boolean value, "apples" with true. This is like comparing apple to oranges (sorry, I had to say it :P) Since the values are not the same you are getting false.
Lonnie Wibberding
18,318 PointsI think Erik hit the nail on the head. Since "apples" and "true" don't match you get false. If you put myString in an if statement it would evaluate to "true" and execute the if statement.