Why does var name = 'jose' !== ''; return "true" and not true? [duplicate]

Question

When I run var name = 'jose' !== ''; in my console, it returns "true"

Why does it return "true" as a string and not true as a boolean?

I tried it with a different variable name and it returns a boolean. i.e.: var bobby = 'bob' !== '';

Answer 1

Because name is window.name. A special variable that is always a string. Type it into the console of any empty browser and you will get "".

You are reassigning its value in your statement.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/name