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switch(true) pattern by Sean Barry
// 5 June 2022
// Sean Barry's Using the switch(true) pattern in javascript
// https://seanbarry.dev/posts/switch-true-pattern
function s(v) {
switch(true) {
case v === 1:
console.log("strictly equals 1")
return;
case v == 1:
console.log("loosely equals 1")
return;
case !!v:
console.log("truthy")
return;
default:
console.error("default");
return v;
}
}
[2,'1',1,0].forEach(v => s(v));
/*
truthy
loosely equals 1
strictly equals 1
default
*/
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