In Scripting, what to put in quotes and what not to put in quotes?

[Snehal2]

Hi Developers,

While scripting, when to use the quotes and when not to use the quotes? Does Single quotes & Double quotes have different meaning? 

Which is right from following?

Eg: current.state=='1'  OR current.state==1

current.u_proposed_as_critical== 'true' OR current.u_proposed_as_critical== true

Thanks in advance,

Snehal

[Saikiran Gudur1]

Hi Snehal,

Thanks for asking a good question in which the new programmers struggle to understand in starting.

1) If you are defining a variable or a argument or an object in a script snippet earlier and you are using them later in script should not use quotes.

Eg1:

var ab = 1;

if you want to print ab value :-

gs.print(ab); //result => 1

gs.print("ab"); / gs.print('ab') //result => ab

2) Single quote/double quote will make "string".

eg:

var a = 1;

var b = '1';

now a is a integer & b is a string

if you execute this code you will understand:-

var a =1;

var b ='1';

gs.print(typeOf(a));//integer

gs.print(typeOf(b));//string

3) For boolean operators 'true' and true both are valid if you use "==" for comparison.

Eg:-

var a=1;

var b='1';

gs.print(a == b);//true {== it only checks for value}

gs.print(a === b);//false  {this is because === symbol checks for value and type both should match}

Thanks,
Saikiran Guduri (NOW)
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[Snehal2]

Hi Saikiran,

Thanks a lot for the reply. This would really be helpful to me.

Can you tell me which one is right from below:

Which is right from following?

Eg: current.state=='1'  OR current.state==1       (its the state value of incident)

current.u_proposed_as_critical== 'true' OR current.u_proposed_as_critical== true (this is from incident)

Regards,

Snehal

[Saikiran Gudur1]

Hi Snehal,

as you are using "==" (double equal to for comparison) all of them will yield the same result.

All the below are valid for "==":

current.state=='1'  OR current.state==1       (its the state value of incident)

current.u_proposed_as_critical== 'true' OR current.u_proposed_as_critical== true (this is from incident)

If you want to have a typical type check also included then only use "===".

Thanks,
Saikiran Guduri (NOW)
(Please mark the answer as correct answer/helpful if it helps)

[Snehal2]

Hi Saikiran,

Thanks a lot for the reply.