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Re:PHP 8.1.0 by 0x4d464d48 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @05:39PM (#29345662)
Say what you will about JavaScript...

I use it constantly not because it's well-designed but because TINA (there is no alternative).

[] == ![]; // true. Go ahead. Run it in your console...

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Re:PHP 8.1.0 by stefanos82 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:21PM (#29345964)
...so it basically is `0 == ![]`, in other words, `[].length` which is `0`, thus becomes `0 == false` which returns `true` with loose comparison?
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Re:PHP 8.1.0 by 0x4d464d48 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @07:05PM (#29346256)
Yep.

Because an array is an object which has a 'truthy' value '![]' evaluates as 'false'.

Simplifies to a statement similar to 'false == false'.

A little useless arcana for those interested.

Well, not so useless if your expecting '!someEmptyArray' to evaluate to 'true'. Use '!someEmptyArray.length' instead.

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