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Ranjith Jr
Ranjith Jr

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Js | Truthy & Falsy |

Truthy and Falsy Values:
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in Javascript, truthy and falsy values are used to determine whether a value evaluate to true or false in a boolean
context.this concept is crucial for controlling the flow of your program using conditions like if statement.

Falsy Values: 
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0,"",null,NaN,false,undefined

console.log(Boolean(0)); //false
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console.log(Boolean(undefined)); //false

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console.log(Boolean(' '));  //empty false

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console.log(Boolean(null)); //false

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console.log(Boolean(NaN)); //false not a number

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console.log(Boolean(false)); //false
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Truthy Values: any value that is not Falsy :

console.log(Boolean(1)); //true
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console.log(Boolean(1833933)); //true
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console.log(Boolean(-1)); //true
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console.log(Boolean("hello")); //true
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console.log(Boolean(1)); //true
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console.log(Boolean([])); //true empty array
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console.log(Boolean({})); //true empty object
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console.log(function (){}); //true
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Example:
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           t     f
let cash =255  //0 ; 
    //conditions false  statement block not run
if (cash){
  console.log("you can buy burger with drink"); 
}else{
   console.log("you can buy burger"); 
}else{
   console.log("you don't have money"); 
}

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let a;
console.log(a); //false
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output:
undefined 
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let a = 10;
console.log(a); //true
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let a = null;
console.log(a); //false
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