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@@ -458,12 +458,22 @@ alert( a ); // 7 (the result of 3 + 4) | ||
Here, the first expression `1 + 2` is evaluated and its result is thrown away. Then, `3 + 4` is evaluated and returned as the result. | ||
````smart header="Comma has a very low precedence" | ||
Please note that the comma operator has very low precedence, lower than `=`, so parentheses are important in the example above. | ||
Try running the following code (**we don't use `"use strict"` in the example below, otherwise we would get an error**): | ||
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```js run no-strict | ||
a = 1 + 2, 3 + 4; | ||
alert(a); // 3 | ||
``` | ||
An unusual result, isn't it? Especially considering that the `,` operator should “evaluate each expression, but return the result of only the last one”. | ||
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Without them: `a = 1 + 2, 3 + 4` evaluates `+` first, summing the numbers into `a = 3, 7`, then the assignment operator `=` assigns `a = 3`, and the rest is ignored. It's like `(a = 1 + 2), 3 + 4`. | ||
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to emphasize the evaluation of | ||
```` | ||
Why do we need an operator that throws away everything except the last expression? | ||
Sometimes, people use it in more complex constructs to put several actions in one line. | ||