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1,407 PointsCan someone help me to understand this question. I thought the answer was true as the L in Lion comes before the Z
Can someone help me to understand this question? I thought the answer was true as the L in Lion comes before the Z in Zebra in the alphabet, making Lion greater than Zebra. Thanks
4 Answers
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsThink about numbers for a moment. For example, 3 comes before 5 — so 3 is less than 5.
Likewise in letters, L comes before Z — so L is less than Z.
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerHi Liam Smith, when comparing strings, the first letter of the first string is compared to the first letter of the second string.
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 PointsJavaScript strings are compared by their Unicode values. Take a look at this table and refer even to the Decimal values (e.g. l: 108
vs. z: 122
), which might make a little more sense.
Liam Smith
1,407 PointsThank you very much for your help everyone. I think I misunderstood that bit in the track.