JS simple boolean statement in if function - always getting TRUE value

Question

I am learning JS basics and I'm stuck on this super simple boolean inside if statement.

I just keep getting TRUE value from the if statement even when i change the value of the boolean to false: [

    var status = false;
    console.log(status);

    if (status) {
        console.log('true path taken');
    } else {
        console.log('false path taken');
    };

Please help:)

@Bergi: Ah, I was looking for a duplicate but apparently not well enough... — Felix Kling, Dec 08 '20 at 20:49
@FelixKling https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=window.status%20string had it (or at least another post pointing there) — Bergi, Dec 08 '20 at 20:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '20 at 20:47

In global scope, status refers to the built-in global variable window.status. Every value assigned to it will be converted to a string:

status = false;
console.log(status, typeof status);

Rename the variable or put your code inside a function:

(function() {

    var status = false;
    console.log(status);

    if (status) {
        console.log('true path taken');
    } else {
        console.log('false path taken');
    };
}());

JS simple boolean statement in if function - always getting TRUE value

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