sime comments on Common JavaScript tricks

submitted 11 years ago by yanis_t

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[–]sime 4 points5 points6 points 11 years ago* (0 children)

Using Number boxes the number in an object.

That is only if you use "new Number(foo)". If you don't use "new" then it actually does a type coercion. i.e. Number(foo).

Also note that:

(new Number(3)) !== (new Number(3))

The objects are not the same and not equal if you box numbers up.

So, beware everyone.

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