JavaScript : Truthy And Falsy

In JavaScript, we have two sets of values – truthy and falsy. The main difference between these two are:

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Truthy – Always returns true when done a Boolean comparison.

Falsy – Always returns false when done a Boolean comparison.

What are Falsy values?

The following is list of falsy values:

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undefined // variable is not having any values, returns false
null      // same as undefined- no values and returns false
NaN       // Not a number. NaN == NaN is incomparable.
0         //zero is falsy.
""        //empty string is falsy 
false     // false is a Boolean value that is by default false

Falsy and Truthy Concept

To understand the falsy and truthy concept consider the following example.

var A = "Mango";
if(A)              // is true 
{
   console.log(A); // therefore, print A
}

The if statement does not do any comparison, however, variable A consists of a value which is not falsy, therefore, returns true.

Example Program: Remove Falsy from an Array

In this example, we will receive an array with values that also contains falsy. We will write a function that will remove all the falsy and returns the short array.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>JS: Check If A Value is Boolean</title>
   <meta charset="utf-8">
  <style>
  main{
     width:60%;
	 padding:2%;
	 margin:auto;
	 background:rgba(214,114,134,0.7);
	 text-align:center;
  }
  button{
  
  max-width: 100%;
  padding:1%;
  background:red;
  color:white;
  }
  #in{
  
  width: 30%;
  padding:1%;
  margin:10px;
  background:lightgrey;
  color:black;
  }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
<main>
<h3>Remove all falsy from Arr = [1, null, NaN, 2, undefined]</h3>
<h2 id="out">Output Here</h2><br/>
<button onclick="extractFalsy()"> Remove Falsy</button>
</main>
<script>

function extractFalsy() {
  // Don't show a false ID to this bouncer.
  var arr = [1, null, NaN, 2, undefined];
  var trueArr = [];
 for(let i = 0;i< arr.length;i++){
   if(arr[i])
   {
       trueArr.push(arr[i]);
   }
 }
 document.getElementById("out").innerHTML = trueArr;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output To Browser

Output – Remove Falsy
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