Misunderstanding on parsing Boolean

Learn about how to parse boolean in Javascript.

Creating a boolean value using Boolean constructor

var b = new Boolean();

b is an object which have the value false in it. But the problem here is most of the beginner think as we can use directly in if , but it results to misunderstanding

if(b) {

   console.log("b is an object so it comes inside if");

}

b is no the boolean value , it is a boolean object . So we can’t use it directly to check the condition (Do not use a Boolean object in place of a Boolean primitive.). either we can use.

var booleanValue = b.valueOf()

The valueOf method of Boolean returns the primitive value of a Boolean object

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var b = Boolean('false');  evaluates to true

We can use 

var b = JSON.parse('false'); evaluates to false

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Boolean value that are evaluates to false (source from mdn)

var noParam = new Boolean();

var zero = new Boolean(0);

var Null = new Boolean(null);

var EmptyString = new Boolean('');

var falseVal = new Boolean(false); 

Boolean value that are evaluates to true(source from mdn)

var trueVal = new Boolean(true);

var trueString = new Boolean('true');

var falseString = new Boolean('false');

var str = new Boolean('Javascript Jeep 🚙 🚗 ');

var ArrayVal = new Boolean([]);

var obj = new Boolean({});

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