Converting boolean to integer

Question

I was wondering why

recommendation=false;
var val = "Bipin " + recommendation?1:0;
console.log(val);

returns

but

recommendation=false;
var x=recommendation?1:0;
var val = "Bipin " + x;
console.log(val);

prints

Bipin 0

Can anyone explain this behavior?

You could consider being cool and use `+!!recommendation`. – Jul 13 '14 at 04:11 — , Jul 13 '14 at 04:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '14 at 04:11

"Bipin " + recommendation?1:0;

is interpreted as

("Bipin " + recommendation)?1:0

in which case

"Bipin " + recommendation(is always truthfully)

hense the result is always 1

like @Qantas 94 Heavy pointed out this is an operator precedence issue you need to do

 "Bipin " + (recommendation?1:0);

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