Type conversion: why is this true?

Question

var a = (1==="1"?false:true);
alert(a); //true

I thought === meant ‘alike in both content and type’ therefore, how can it be true that 1===“1”?

Ah, wait... is it because the statement, even though 1 ===“1” is false, the Ternary statement has the term ‘true’ to be returned since it is in the final position in the statement?

Answer 1

Well, either at fault or very sneaky quiz question! ;-)

Answer 2

It's a normal result. Here it's used identity operator "===" checks not only value , but also type => number and string (different types) so Boolean check is false => the value of a is true (after ":", because the boolean check is false). You can find more info here: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_comparisons.asp
Hope it helps you.

Answer 3

Indeed. That is the answer I came to after thinking about it :-)