Compare userNumber with compareNumber and display 'Numbers are not equal' if the numbers are different. Then, display 'Variables are identical' if the variables are identical (strictly equal).

Question

Code provided to complete the assignment:

let compareNumber = 3; // Code will be tested with: 3, 8, 42

let userNumber = '3'; // Code will be tested with: '3', 8, 'Hi'

Code I have so far:

if (compareNumber === userNumber){

console.log("Variables are identical");

}

else{

if (compareNumber == userNumber){

}

console.log("Numbers are not equal");

}

Results:

✖

Testing log when compareNumber = 3 and userNumber = "3"

Yours and expected differ. See highlights below.

Yours

Numbers are not equal

Expected

Expected no output

Testing log when compareNumber = 8 and userNumber = 8

Yours

Variables are identical



Testing log when compareNumber = 42 and userNumber = "Hi"

Yours

Numbers are not equal

Answer 1

To meet the requirements, the code should first check if the numbers are different using a strict comparison operator. If they are different, it should display "Numbers are not equal". If the numbers are the same, it should then check if the variables are identical (strictly equal) and display "Variables are identical" if they are. Here's the corrected code:

let compareNumber = 3;

let userNumber = '3';

if (compareNumber !== userNumber) {

console.log("Numbers are not equal");

} else if (compareNumber === userNumber) {

console.log("Variables are identical");

}

Answer 2

I am assuming that you are actually using JavaScript or similar, since you can not do this level of coding in HTML natively.

The reason you are getting “Numbers are not equal.”is because the output is written outside of the if statement that is comparing 3==“3”. It needs to go in an else statement if you don’t want it to run.

something like:

c1 = __;

c2 = __;

if (c1===c2) {

console.log(“strictly equal”);

}else if(c1==c2) {

console.log(“equal in value only”);

else {

console.log(“not equal”);

}

Output:

c1=3 c2=3 -> strictly equal

c1=3 c2=“3” -> equal in value only

c1=3 c2=A -> not equal