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Mace ✨ 🇳🇱
3,095 Pointscut - added answer as answer
3 Answers
Mace ✨ 🇳🇱
3,095 PointsHi Jason,
= is an assignment operator. So basically, you stored the value 'yes' in the variable 'answer'.
== is a comparison operator which would check if the answer is equal to 'yes'. If you type 'no', your message saying you should stay at home will appear. If you type 'yes', "Let's go to the shops" will be displayed. So: == compares value, but it will return true even if the type differs (5 == '5' is true, even though one is a string while the other one isn't).
=== is also a comparison operator, but it's more strict than ==. This means that if you'd compare 5 to '5', for example, this would equal false, because those values are not strictly the same (one is a string while the other one isn't). So: === compares type and value.
I hope this helps! ✨
ja5on
10,338 Pointsnot sure what - cut - added answer as answer means
Mace ✨ 🇳🇱
3,095 PointsI originally replied by adding a comment instead of by posting an 'answer' - I just posted my answer, though. :) Sorry for the confusion!
ja5on
10,338 Pointsoh ok, thanks for your response,
Mace ✨ 🇳🇱
3,095 PointsNo problem!
ja5on
10,338 Pointsja5on
10,338 PointsIs the above problem because I'm using = instead of === ?