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What are falsy values in JavaScript?
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// Falsy values in Javascript | |
// The falsy values in JavaScript are 0, 0n, null, undefined, false, NaN, and the empty string "". | |
// A false value is a value that is false when encountered in Boolean context. | |
Boolean(0) | |
> false | |
Boolean(0n) | |
> false | |
Boolean(null) | |
> false | |
Boolean(undefined) | |
> false | |
Boolean(false) | |
> false | |
Boolean(NaN) | |
> false | |
Boolean('') | |
> false | |
// Truthy values is going to be everything else - anything that is not falsy | |
// The 7 falsy values | |
0 ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Falsy | |
0n ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Falsy | |
null ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Falsy | |
undefined ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Falsy | |
'' ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Falsy | |
false ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Falsy | |
NaN ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Falsy | |
// Some examples of Truthy values. | |
37 ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Truthy | |
37n ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Truthy | |
true ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Truthy | |
let empty = [] | |
empty ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Truthy | |
empty = {} | |
empty ? console.log('Truthy') : console.log('Falsy') // Truthy | |
// Reference: https://medium.com/coding-at-dawn/what-are-falsy-values-in-javascript-ca0faa34feb4 |
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