Conversion to boolean type in JavaScript

Let's now study the conversion of other data types to boolean. Such a transformation is carried out using the function Boolean. Here are the values that yield false when cast to boolean:

console.log(Boolean(0)); // false console.log(Boolean(-0)); // false console.log(Boolean(+0)); // false console.log(Boolean(null)); // false console.log(Boolean(false)); // false console.log(Boolean(NaN)); // false console.log(Boolean(undefined)); // false console.log(Boolean('')); // false

All other values in JavaScript (other languages don't) yield true. Here are the values that lead to true, but which may cause you doubts:

console.log(Boolean(-1)); // true console.log(Boolean(Infinity)); // true console.log(Boolean(-Infinity)); // true

The following values are strings because they are quoted and are also converted to true:

console.log(Boolean('0')); // true console.log(Boolean('false')); // true console.log(Boolean('NaN')); // true console.log(Boolean('null')); // true console.log(Boolean('undefined')); // true

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(3); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(0); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(-1); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(-0); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(+0); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean('abc'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(''); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean('0'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(true); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(false); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean('true'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean('false'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(null); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean('null'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(undefined); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean('undefined'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(NaN); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean('NaN'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(3 * 'abc'); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(Infinity); alert(test);

Without running the code, determine what will be displayed on the screen:

let test = Boolean(1 / 0); alert(test);
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