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title: Practice comparing different values
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## Practice comparing different values
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### Problem explanation:
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· _Modify the function so that it returns "Equal" only when the values are **strictly** equal._
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#### Hint 1
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Remember from last exercises that _unlike the equality operator, which attempts to convert both values being compared to a common type, the strict equality operator does not perform a type conversion._<sup><a href="#cite1">1</a></sup>
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> _try to solve the problem now_
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## Spoiler alert!
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**Solution ahead!**
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## Basic code solution:
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```javascript
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// Setup
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function compareEquality(a, b) {
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if (a === b) { // Change this line
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return "Equal";
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}
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return "Not Equal";
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}
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// Change this value to test
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compareEquality(10, "10");
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```
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### Code explanation
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The function first evaluates `if` the condition `(a === b)` evaluates to `true` considering both type and value. If it does, it returns the statement between the curly braces ("Equal"). If it doesn't, it returns the next `return` statement outside them ("Not equal").
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### Sources
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<span id="cite1">1</span>. ["Basic JavaScript: Comparison with the Strict Equality Operator", fCC lesson at *Javascript Algorithms And Data Structures Certification*](https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/comparison-with-the-strict-equality-operator)
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### Resources
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- ["Using the Equality Operators" - *MDN JavaScript reference*](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Comparison_Operators#Using_the_Equality_Operators)
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