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The Strict Equality Operator (===)

The strict equality operator (===) checks if both the value and the data type of two items are identical.

snippet.js

javascript

const input = "5";
if (input === 5) {
  console.log("Match");
} else {
  console.log("No match: Types differ");
}

nodejs

Breakdown

if (input === 5) {

Checks if the string "5" is strictly equal to the number 5 (this will be false).