JAVASCRIPT STRINGS
JavaScript string is zero or more characters written inside quotes i.e. ;
let text = “ faridah ”;
TEMPLATE STRING AS A TYPE OF STRING
This is enclosed in backticks i.e. let text = ‘she’s often called “fidha”’;
ESCAPE CHARACTER
This must be written within quotes ,reason being JavaScript will misunderstand this string whereby to solve such a problem, one can use an backlash escape character because, it turns special characters into string characters.
Example
\” inserts a double quote in a string i.e. let text = “we are so- called/” queens/” from the east.”;
\’ inserts a single quote in a string i.e. let text = ‘It\;s alright.’;
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\\inserts a backlash in a string i.e.
let text = “The character\\ is called backlash.”;
A safe way to break a string is by using string addition
i.e. document.getElementById(“demo”). inner HTML=”Hello ”+”Najjuma!”;
Also strings consist of template which allow multiline strings ie
let text = ‘The crazy dog jumped over a lazy cat’;
Note: strings can also be defined as objects with the keyword new:
forexample; let y = new string (“Faridah”);
let x = “Faridah”;
let y = new string (“faridah”); besides that, when using the ==operator x and y are equal i.e. let y = new string (“Faridah”); and let x = “Faridah”;
but, when using the === operator , x and y are not equal
for example;
In the first console.log statement, the == operator converts the Boolean value true to the number 1, resulting in true. In the second console.log statement, the === operator compares the two values without converting them, resulting in false.
const bool = true; const num = 1; console.log(bool == num); // true — The Boolean value true gets converted to 1 console.log(bool === num); // false — The values are different types and not equal
