JavaScript – Use === comparison

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Impact Area

Manageability

Severity

Warning

Affected Element

All

Rule number #

SN-0105

Impact #

The double equals operator can give unexpected results when comparing objects of different types.

Remediation #

Use the triple equals operator.

Time to fix #

5 min

Code examples #

Noncompliant code #

if (var == ‘howdy’) {…} // Noncompliant

Compliant code #

if (var === ‘howdy’) {…}

Updated on March 21, 2025

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