Discussion: Do You Trust Your Eyes?
Execute the code to understand the output and gain insights into comparing similar strings.
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Verifying the output
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// Two strings containing similar charactersconst str1 = "Château";const str2 = "Château";console.log(str1 === str2);
Understanding the output
Some characters may seem identical to our eyes, but the JavaScript engine has its own special way of looking at things. The reason this code outputs false is because the two words Château and Château are not exactly the same when it comes to how they’re written, even though they look pretty similar.
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