JavaScript boolean help

[Pavel]

Hi,

please see

const money = 0;
if(money) {
    console.log ("dont spend it all");
} else
    console.log("you should get a job");

i need help here...

i understand JS will try ro coerce any value into a boolean

if its not a boolean JS will try to convert it to a boolean

where do truthy and falsey apply here?

having trouble with this cocept,

i ask for help

 

[JosiahMaybe]

First, console.log (... with a space won't work. undefined false, all else except one of 0 or 1 true. Sorry I do not remember 0 and 1. X E.

 

[Johna]

Hi there.
So basically a truthy value is any value that is not falsy. Falsy values include null, undefined, 0, etc.
Here's the full list of falsy values in JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Falsy

In your case, 0 is a falsy value so the code in the else statement will be executed.

 

[Johna]

First, console.log (... with a space won't work.

I'm pretty sure it will actually work, however I do recommend being consistent and not putting a space there.
Same with the else statement not having curly brackets, although not syntactically wrong, I would recommend always using it.