The updated assignment file.

Author: cdbroyles

explicit-and-implicit-conversion-in-javascript.js

@@ -19,14 +19,32 @@ Use console.log() to clearly show the before-and-after type conversions.
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-let result = "5" - 2;
+let result = "5" - 2;  // The string "5" is implicitly converted to a number 5 due to the subtraction operator.  If the addition operator was used, the string "5" would be concatenated to the number 2 to get the string "52".
 console.log("The result is: " + result);
 
-let isValid = Boolean("false");
+let isValid = Boolean("false");  // The string "false" is a truthy value, so the boolean function will return true.  I am unsure if this code is supposed to have an error, or if it is supposed to run due to a true boolean value.
 if (isValid) {
     console.log("This is valid!");
 }
 
-let age = "25";
+let age = Number("25");  // Explicit type conversion from string to number.  By doing this, the string "25" is converted to a number 25 which can now be added to 5 to get the total age.
 let totalAge = age + 5;
 console.log("Total Age: " + totalAge);
+
+// Part 2: Write Your Own Examples
+// Implicit Type Conversion Example
+let implicitConversion = "5" + 2;
+console.log(implicitConversion);
+
+// Explicit Type Conversion Example
+let explicitConversion = Number("5") + 2;
+console.log(explicitConversion);
+
+//edge case example
+let emptyNumber;  //This variable is undefined.
+console.log(emptyNumber);
+emptyNumber = Boolean(emptyNumber);  //This variable is now a boolean value of false.
+console.log(emptyNumber);
+let edgeCase = Number("5") + Number(emptyNumber);  //The string "5" is converted to a number 5, and the boolean value of false is converted to a number 0.
+console.log(Number(emptyNumber));
+console.log(edgeCase);