What does strictly ( === ) equal to mean?

[chandrashekhar maral]

hi all,
wht is the meaning of === sign ???is this mean equal or substring type??
pls tell me ....
thanx a lot for ur co-operation.

[hirak1984]

are you sure the code is correct?

hi all,
wht is the meaning of === sign ???is this mean equal or substring type??
pls tell me ....
thanx a lot for ur co-operation.

[DutchKingCobra]

hi pal this "===" means
Strictly equal to

well hth
peace

[hirak1984]

now what does that mean?

hi pal this "===" means
Strictly equal to

well hth
peace

[DutchKingCobra]

hi pal
it means strictly equal to :)

x === x //returns true
x === X //returns false

well hth
peace

[DutchKingCobra]

hi pal
maybe this is a better example
**sorry for the double post :)

 
<script language="javascript">    
X = '7';
Y = 7;
if(X == Y){
document.write('returns equal with ==');
}
if(X === Y){
document.write('returns NOT equal ===');
}
</script>
 

[hirak1984]

oh! thnx buddy... got it

hi pal
it means strictly equal to :)

x === x //returns true
x === X //returns false

well hth
peace