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Why is 5 > 4 > 3 != (5 > 4 && 4 > 3) true in Javascript?

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Why is 5 > 4 > 3 != (5 > 4 && 4 > 3) true in Javascript?

So annoying!

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Tom Lehman Avatar asked Nov 29 '10 04:11

Tom Lehman

2 Answers

5 > 4 > 3 is evaluated like (5 > 4) > 3, then it's true > 3, which is false. Look

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cambraca Avatar answered Oct 04 '22 03:10

cambraca

JavaScript, in the great tradition of most languages that descend from C, does not support relational operator chaining.

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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Avatar answered Oct 04 '22 02:10

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
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