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difference between = and == ?

27th Mar 2018, 12:02 PM
Sankalp Pradhan
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One assigns the value of RHS to a variable the other one compares the values like: var a = 9 // set a's value as 9 if ("2" == 2) alert("string 2 is equal to 2") // check if string 2 is equal to 2, it will be equal in JavaScript.
27th Mar 2018, 12:12 PM
Lord Krishna
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= is assignment operator == is reference comparison
27th Mar 2018, 1:34 PM
Muhd Khairul Amirin
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@Lord Krishna sorry bro..
27th Mar 2018, 2:31 PM
Baraa AB
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= is gir assigning the item on its right to the idenifiet to its left. == tests to see if the left and right items are equal.
27th Mar 2018, 12:25 PM
josh mizzi
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