JavaScript object and datatype

Question

I am confused why the following does not evaluate to true. How do I compare whether two objects are the same?

var x = new Object();
var y = {};
x == y // false

function Person(name) {
  this.name = name;
}

var p1 = new Person("Chris");
var p2 = new Person("Chris");
p1 == p2 // false

@bencripps that question is already closed as a duplicate of the one I've voted to close it as. — James Donnelly, Oct 13 '14 at 15:05
@JamesDonnelly sure, I just think the answer provided in the first link is better. — bencripps, Oct 13 '14 at 15:08

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 15:13

Without going into how a JS engine works you can understand it by just thinking of it like objects are in the real world. If x is a ball and y is a chair, they aren't equal just because they are both objects. And if you know two people named Chris they aren't the same person they just have the same name.

JavaScript object and datatype

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