+
+
+ Here are the falsy values:
+
+
+
+
+ Introduction
+
+ In JavaScript, boolean (true or false) types and comparisons are not the only forms of truthy and falsy
+ values. But first, what are truthy and falsy values?
+ As the names suggest...
+
-
+
- Truthy expressions result in the boolean value true +
- Falsy expressions result in the boolean value false +
| Falsy Value | +Description | +
|---|---|
|
+ false
+ |
+ If the boolean variable is set to be false, then it will evaluate to false. | +
|
+ 0
+ |
+ If the value of the number is 0, then it will be considered as falsy. | +
|
+ "" or ''
+ |
+ If the string is blank (empty), then it will evaluate to false. | +
|
+ null
+ |
+ If there is no value at all, then JavaScript will return a value called null, which will also be considered as falsy. | +
|
+ undefined
+ |
+ If a variable is declared but not assigned a value, then it will return a value called undefined and will also evaluate to false. | +
|
+ NaN
+ |
+ If the value is not a number, (e.g. divide a string by a number), then NaN (Not a Number) will be returned and will evaluate to false. | +
** NOTE: Values other than the ones listed above are truthy values! **
+
+
+
+
+ Test it Out!
+Go through each example below to see whether or not they will evaluate to false!
+
+
+
+
+
+ false:
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ let friday
+ =
+ false
;
+ +
if
+ (!friday) {
+ +
alert("Today is not Friday!");
+ +
}
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+ 0:
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ let grade
+ =
+ 0
;
+ +
if
+ (!grade) {
+ +
alert("This is not a valid grade!");
+ +
}
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Empty String:
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ let sentence
+ =
+ ""
;
+ +
if
+ (!sentence) {
+ +
alert("This is a blank string!");
+ +
}
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+ null Value:
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ let rank
+ =
+ null
;
+ +
if
+ (!rank) {
+ +
alert("Your rank is currently unavailable!");
+ +
}
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ undefined Value (unassigned value):
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ let word
;
+ +
if
+ (!word) {
+ +
alert("This variable has not been assigned a value yet!");
+ +
}
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+ NaN Value (invalid number):
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ let food
+ =
+ "jelly" / 3
;
+ +
if
+ (!food) {
+ +
alert("There is a problem with the number!");
+ +
}
+ +
+
+
+
+