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Re: Difference between == and ===?

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From Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Organization PointedEars Software (PES)
Date 2012-06-06 08:27 +0200
Subject Re: Difference between == and ===?
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Evertjan. wrote:

> BGB wrote on 05 jun 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:
>> FWIW, I had generally interpreted it more like:
>> "null" means "there is no object here";
> 
> "null" means a variable is not filled
> with an allowed type value.
> 
> Not very usefull in JS variables,

Utter nonsense, all of the above.

> but usefull for a numeric database field.

True.

>> "undefined" means "this value is not valid".
> 
> "undefined" is a valid value of a variable in JS,

`undefined' is the solve value of the primitive Undefined type.

> automagically assigned to a previously undefined variable,

Variables are initialized with undefined unless assigned otherwise.

> and can be assigned to a existing variable.

… or property.


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Difference between == and ===? Jason Kim <iamjsonkim@gmail.com> - 2012-05-28 20:19 -0700
  Re: Difference between == and ===? Jason Kim <iamjsonkim@gmail.com> - 2012-05-28 21:46 -0700
    Re: Difference between == and ===? "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-05-29 08:20 +0300
      Re: Difference between == and ===? Jason Kim <iamjsonkim@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 07:56 -0700
        Re: Difference between == and ===? "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-05-29 19:15 +0300
          Re: Difference between == and ===? Jason Kim <iamjsonkim@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 10:35 -0700
            Re: Difference between == and ===? "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-05-29 21:52 +0300
            Re: Difference between == and ===? Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2012-05-29 21:34 +0200
            Re: Difference between == and ===? Dr J R Stockton <reply1222@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-05-30 19:53 +0100
              Re: Difference between == and ===? Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-05-31 04:52 -0700
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Dr J R Stockton <reply1222@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-06-01 21:41 +0100
    Re: Difference between == and ===? Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2012-05-29 09:34 +0200
      Re: Difference between == and ===? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-05-29 14:13 +0200
        Re: Difference between == and ===? Jason Kim <iamjsonkim@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 08:08 -0700
          Re: Difference between == and ===? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-05-29 17:32 +0200
            Re: Difference between == and ===? Jason Kim <iamjsonkim@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 08:50 -0700
          Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-05-29 16:26 +0000
            Re: Difference between == and ===? Jason Kim <iamjsonkim@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 10:36 -0700
              Re: Difference between == and ===? Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 10:52 -0700
              Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-05-29 21:50 +0000
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-05-30 07:46 +0300
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-05-30 07:48 +0000
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-05-30 11:08 +0300
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-05-30 14:36 +0000
                Re: Difference between == and ===? John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-05-30 15:26 +0100
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-05-30 20:17 +0300
                Re: Difference between == and ===? John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-06-01 14:54 +0100
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-06-01 13:09 -0700
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-01 13:49 -0700
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-06-01 14:21 -0700
                Re: Difference between == and ===? John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-06-03 11:41 +0100
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Dr J R Stockton <reply1223@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-06-04 20:02 +0100
                Re: Difference between == and ===? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-06-05 10:06 -0500
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-06-05 18:12 +0000
                Re: Difference between == and ===? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-06-05 21:23 -0500
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-06-05 23:16 -0400
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-06-06 07:55 +0300
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-06-06 08:27 +0200
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-06-06 21:22 +0200
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Dr J R Stockton <reply1223@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-06-06 18:56 +0100
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-06-07 07:12 +0000
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Dr J R Stockton <reply1223@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-06-08 20:11 +0100
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-06-09 14:22 +0000
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-06-06 08:28 +0200
                Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-06-06 09:51 +0000
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-06-06 21:22 +0200
                Re: Difference between == and ===? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-06-06 08:35 -0500
                Re: Difference between == and ===? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-06-06 21:19 +0200
                Re: Difference between == and ===? John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-05-30 15:07 +0100
  Re: Difference between == and ===? John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-05-30 15:44 +0100
  Re: Difference between == and ===? Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2012-06-01 10:05 +0200
    Re: Difference between == and ===? Ross McKay <au.org.zeta.at.rosko@invalid.invalid> - 2012-06-01 20:05 +1000
    Re: Difference between == and ===? "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-06-01 15:56 +0000

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