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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
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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); })
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- text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
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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); })
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- text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
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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); })
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- text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
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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); })
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- text: Choose the right assertion - equal vs. notEqual
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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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```
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## Challenge Seed
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## Solution
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```js
// solution required
```
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