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JavaScript Ternary Operator

Posted by Alanis Chua
Alanis Chua
2,830 Points

boolean

var isTrue = true 

if (isTrue) {
console.log('yes');
}
else {
console.log('no')
}

why inside the condition isTrue is known to be true? isTrue === true is unnecessary unless i want the condition to be false?

1 Answer

gene c
gene c
13,630 Points

you declared:

var isTrue = true

therefore, if (isTrue) is the same as if (true)

which makes the condition true.

So yes, isTrue === true is unnecessary.