var x = function() {};
var y = function() {};
alert(x === y); // is false;
Why is x not equal to y if they are both initialised to the same value?
var x = function() {}; var y = function() {}; alert(x === y); //
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var x = function() {};
var y = function() {};
alert(x === y); // is false;
Why is x not equal to y if they are both initialised to the same value?
From MDN:
Clearly, your objects are distinct from each other, and refer to different memory locations. The equals comparison operator checks if both operands refer to the same object, not if they are are replicas.
Consider the fact that
(new Number(1)) != (new Number(1)), whereas1 == 1