freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/06-information-security-and-quality-assurance/quality-assurance-and-testing-with-chai/use-the-double-equals-to-assert-equality.english.md

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id: 587d824b367417b2b2512c4a
title: Use the Double Equals to Assert Equality
challengeType: 2
---

## Description
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As a reminder, this project is being built upon the following starter project on <a href='https://glitch.com/#!/import/github/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai/'>Glitch</a>, or cloned from <a href='https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai/'>GitHub</a>.
.equal(), .notEqual()
.equal() compares objects using '=='
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: All tests should pass
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=4").then(data => {assert.equal(data.state,"passed"); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=4").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[0].method, "equal", "Numbers are coerced into strings with == "); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=4").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[1].method, "notEqual", " == compares object references"); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=4").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[2].method, "equal", "6 * \"2\" is 12 ! It should be equal to \"12\""); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=4").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[3].method, "notEqual", "6 + \"2\" is \"62\"..."); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'

```

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## Challenge Seed
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## Solution
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```js
// solution required
```
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