Loose equality does not include type-checking, Strict equality does!

Let's understand this with an example.

Example

let score1 = 100;
let score2 = "100";

console.log(score1 == score2); // true
console.log(score1 === score2); // false

We have two variables, one contains value 100 as a number and the other contains the same, but as a string.

So, in loose equality, it typecasts automatically, converting the string into the number. Finally, resulting in true.

On the other hand, in strict equality, it does not typecast, but it checks types, which are not the same, resulting in false.

But, there is a twist!

Be careful with the strings. Well, they look the same, but sometimes they are objects, not strings.

Consider the following example.

let name1 = "Dan";
let name2 = new String("Dan");

console.log(name1 == name2); // true
console.log(name1 === name2); // false

// the twist
console.log(typeof(name1)); // 'string'
console.log(typeof(name2)); // 'object'

Here, both name1 and name2 look like strings, but ...

Check out the previous article, to understand the difference.

Fair enough!

Thanks for reading.