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JavaScript Quiz

Why is [1, 2, 3] == "1,2,3" true?

Do you know what will be the output of this code?

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console.log([1, 2, 3] == "1,2,3");
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The answer is true.

When an object is compared to a string with ==, it’s converted to a primitive. An array’s toString() joins its items with commas, giving "1,2,3".

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