diff --git a/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/article.md b/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/article.md index e764536f..20d093ea 100644 --- a/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/article.md +++ b/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/article.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ There are also cases when we need to explicitly convert a value to the expected In this chapter, we won't cover objects. Instead, we'll study primitives first. Later, after we learn about objects, we'll see how object conversion works in the chapter . ``` -## To String +## String Conversion String conversion happens when we need the string form of a value. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ alert(typeof value); // string String conversion is mostly obvious. A `false` becomes `"false"`, `null` becomes `"null"`, etc. -## To Number +## Numeric Conversion Numeric conversion happens in mathematical functions and expressions automatically. @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ alert( '1' + 2 ); // '12' (string to the left) This only happens when at least one of the arguments is a string. Otherwise, values are converted to numbers. ```` -## To Boolean +## Boolean Conversion Boolean conversion is the simplest one. @@ -124,14 +124,13 @@ alert( Boolean(" ") ); // spaces, also true (any non-empty string is true) ``` ```` - ## Summary The three most widely used type conversions are to string, to number, and to boolean. -**`To String`** -- Occurs when we output something. Can be performed with `String(value)`. The conversion to string is usually obvious for primitive values. +**`String Conversion`** -- Occurs when we output something. Can be performed with `String(value)`. The conversion to string is usually obvious for primitive values. -**`To Number`** -- Occurs in math operations. Can be performed with `Number(value)`. +**`Numeric Conversion`** -- Occurs in math operations. Can be performed with `Number(value)`. The conversion follows the rules: @@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ The conversion follows the rules: |true / false | `1 / 0` | | `string` | The string is read "as is", whitespaces from both sides are ignored. An empty string becomes `0`. An error gives `NaN`. | -**`To Boolean`** -- Occurs in logical operations. Can be performed with `Boolean(value)`. +**`Boolean Conversion`** -- Occurs in logical operations. Can be performed with `Boolean(value)`. Follows the rules: