node javascript string comparison not working

Asked Dec 05 '17 at 09:29

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I don't understand why my comparison is not working , when the console output displays the correct value ...

console.log(chalk.yellow('PROCESS.ENV.NODE_ENV: ', process.env.NODE_ENV))

if(process.env.NODE_ENV == 'development') {
  console.log('true');
} else {
  console.log('false');
}

the console output:

PROCESS.ENV.NODE_ENV:  "development"
false

crazy.. but d I don't see why is failing .... feedback welcome, or donate for new glasses ...

asked Dec 05 '17 at 09:29

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if that's the actual output of the console log, there are quotes around `"development"`, which makes it `"\"development"\"` which is not equals to `"development"` – Federico klez Culloca Dec 05 '17 at 09:31
are those quotes part of the string? – Timothy Groote Dec 05 '17 at 09:31
They are. I just tested it with chalk, just not to look too dumb once more. – Mathias Dolidon Dec 05 '17 at 09:35
can you show, how you are executing your file? – Vipin Kumar Dec 05 '17 at 09:36
you're right ! forgot to check it... NODE_ENV: '"development"', – Dec 05 '17 at 09:37
As the other commenters have mentioned there are literal double quotes in that string. Use this `.replace(/"/g, '')` to replace them. – Aditya Dan. Dec 05 '17 at 09:41
also, you should compare using === instead of == – radar155 Dec 05 '17 at 09:47
@Radar155 please do explain *why*, and what the difference is – Timothy Groote Dec 05 '17 at 09:49
@TimothyGroote https://stackoverflow.com/questions/523643/difference-between-and-in-javascript – radar155 Dec 05 '17 at 09:51

node javascript string comparison not working

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