JavaScript SyntaxError - Test for equality (==) mistyped as assignment (=)?
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22 May, 2023
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This JavaScript warning test for equality (==) is mistyped as an assignment (=)? occurs if by assignment (=) is used in place of equality (==).
Message:
Warning: SyntaxError: test for equality (==) mistyped as assignment (=)?
Error Type:
SyntaxError: Warning which is reported only if javascript.options.strict preference is set to true.
Cause of error: There is an assignment (=) used in place of equality (==) in the code.
Example 1: In this example, the '=' is used in place of '=='. So the error has occurred.
if (a = b) { // Error here
// do something
}
Output:
Warning: SyntaxError: test for equality (==) mistyped as assignment (=)?
Example 2: In this example, the '=' is used in place of '=='. So the error has occurred.
let a = 5;
let b = 4;
let c = 5;
if (b = c) {
// do something
} else if (a = c) {
// do something
}
Output:
Warning: SyntaxError: test for equality (==) mistyped as assignment (=)?