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String Comparison Exercise

In the terminal, run the command node and run the following expressions. What are their outputs? Is there anything you didn't expect?

  • "a" < "b"
  • "A" < "B"
  • "a" < "B"
  • "Alice" < "Bob"
  • "alice" < "Bob"

Characters are compared based on their Unicode numbers (or code points). Take a look at the Unicode Table.

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