Re: typeof and strict equality

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mireero wrote:
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> Is there any good reason for using "===" instead of "==" (apart from a
> slight improve in performance, I once read a 4% faster for "===") ?

Yes.

> If I have:
> typeof some_var;
> This will always returns(*) a string like in:
> console.log(typeof document);
> => "object"
> 
> If I do the comparison of typeof some_var against a string, there
> shouldn't be any casting.

Correct.

> When someone wants to test if some variable is defined, I usually see:
> if (typeof some_var === "undefined") {
> Would I have the expected and identical behavior with:
> if (typeof some_var == "undefined") {

Yes, except that your code linter might give you a confusing warning.

> I can't see why it wouldn't but as I keep reading "===", I thought I'd
> better ask!

AFAIK, the code linter that considers the type of expressions when checking 
the use of equals operators is yet to be written.

> (*)
> typeof is an operator, not a function.

Correct.  Therefore you have correctly _not_ written it like a function call 
even though the grammar would allow that.

> Semantically, is it correct to say that typeof "returns" something ?

I do not think so, although the issue becomes more complicated with operator 
overloading (that, AFAIK, ECMAScript [ES] implementations so far only 
support implicitly with the .toString() and .valueOf() methods).  Therefore, 
in order to avoid misconceptions, when talking about operators in ES 
implementations, I use the verbs “(to) yield” and “(to) result (in)” 
instead.

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typeof and strict equality mireero <mireero@free.fr> - 2016-09-25 11:16 +0200
  Re: typeof and strict equality John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-09-25 11:40 +0100
  Re: typeof and strict equality Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-09-25 12:54 +0200
  Re: typeof and strict equality mireero <mireero@free.fr> - 2016-09-25 15:12 +0200
    Re: typeof and strict equality Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-09-25 15:22 +0200

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