Questions tagged [falsy]

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What's the difference between a value of a database field being 'empty' and the field not existing? Are both not falsy?

I have the following problem: const barcodeValue = element.dataset.barcode; // the above value is sent as an argument to be verified by the function below.. if(!barcodeValue){ // run code } now dataset.barcode comes from the database...…
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Remove Falsy values from array solved but not understood

I just solved this challenge on freecodecamp Remove all falsy values from an array. Return a new array; do not mutate the original array. Falsy values in JavaScript are false, null, 0, "", undefined, and NaN. Hint: Try converting each value to a…
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Why is document.all 'false'?

So I was playing around with document in JavaScript, as an alternate way of using document.getElementById. But why does document.all equal null? I ran a few commands to prove it's even more 'falsy'. document.all //…
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How to check for falsey string value when concatenating?

In the following examples both ex1 & ex2 variables will render an empty string with a space and not a falsy value. Whereas ex3 will be falsy and render the right side of the || operator. How can I test for empty string in the first two examples…
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