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JavaScript: Truthy and Falsy Values

As well as a type, each value also has an inherent Boolean value, generally known as either truthy or falsy. Some of the rules are a little bizarre, so understanding the concepts and effect on comparison helps when debugging JavaScript applications.

The following values are always falsy:

  • false
  • 0 (zero)
  • -0 (minus zero)
  • 0n (BigInt zero)
  • '', "", `` (empty string)
  • null
  • undefined
  • NaN

Everything else is truthy. That includes:

  • '0' (a string containing a single zero)
  • 'false' (a string containing the text “false”)
  • {} (an empty object)
  • function(){} (an “empty” function)

A single value can therefore be used within conditions. For example:

if (value) { // value is truthy } else { // value is falsy // it could be false, 0, '', null, undefined or NaN }

Ref: https://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-truthy-falsy/

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