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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements Conditional Statements and Operators Review

Liam Smith
Liam Smith
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Posted by Liam Smith
Liam Smith
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Can someone help me to understand this question. I thought the answer was true as the L in Lion comes before the Z

Can someone help me to understand this question? I thought the answer was true as the L in Lion comes before the Z in Zebra in the alphabet, making Lion greater than Zebra. Thanks

4 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Think about numbers for a moment. For example, 3 comes before 5 — so 3 is less than 5.

Likewise in letters, L comes before Z — so L is less than Z.

Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer
Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

Hi Liam Smith, when comparing strings, the first letter of the first string is compared to the first letter of the second string.

Rich Donnellan
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Rich Donnellan
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Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,708 Points

JavaScript strings are compared by their Unicode values. Take a look at this table and refer even to the Decimal values (e.g. l: 108 vs. z: 122), which might make a little more sense.

Liam Smith
Liam Smith
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Liam Smith
Liam Smith
1,407 Points

Thank you very much for your help everyone. I think I misunderstood that bit in the track.