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Joseph Hookham
2,493 PointsHow can simplifying the code to "if (correctGuess)" be both true and false?
At the end of the video on Boolean values he says we don't need to use:
if (correcGuess === true)
We can just use:
if (correctGuess)
because we have true / false embedded already. But how does it know which one we want to refer to?
Does the word 'if' assume 'true' whilst 'else' assumes 'false'?
Thanks in advance.
2 Answers
Adam Pengh
29,881 PointsAn if statement is a conditional statement that takes an expression that is considered to be either truthy or falsy. Since the variable correctGuess is a boolean that will return either true or false, there is no need to add the === true. You can also test for falsy value by using the ! operator like so:
if (!correctGuess) {
// Code to execute if correctGuess is false
}
Joseph Hookham
2,493 PointsSorry that still hasn't cleared it up.
When the program looks at the code:
" if (correctGuess) "
what indicates the choice between those 2 options? (true / false)