comparing 2 variable values

[Destramic]

i've google but no luck on finding what i need....is there a way in javascript to compare 2 variables ie.

var him = "jack";
var her = "jill";

if (him == her){
	alert('same name');
}

thank you

[codefossa]

That should work fine.

 

 

// http://jsfiddle.net/qcr1qws4/

var first  = "Thomas";
var second = "Jack";

if (first == second)
    alert("Same Name");

if (first == "Thomas")
    alert("First person's name is Thomas.");

[Alex_]

I'm confused what you mean by "comparing" two variables since that's what you did yourself in the main post. Also you should use tripple '=' operator, not double, if you want to be sure the two values are actually the same, because then it makes sure the type of the variable is the same as well. For instance a string of "1" and an integer of 1 would be "the same" when using double '=' operator.

 

Example:

 

 

var first = "1";
var second = 1;
 
console.log(first == second); //true
console.log(first === second); //false, different types.

 

But could you please elaborate more what you mean by "comparing" two variables ? Because like I said, it looks like you did it yourself in the main post.

[Destramic]

well this is embarrassing...yeah it works now for me...well sorry to have wasted your time, but thank you for you posts