Type Conversion/Coercion
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What is Type Conversion/Coercion?
Type coercion is the automatic or implicit conversion of values from one data type to another (such as strings to numbers). Type conversion is similar to type coercion because they convert values from one data type to another with one key difference — type coercion is implicit. In contrast, type conversion can be either implicit or explicit.
Free resources to learn Type Conversion/Coercion
- ArticleType Conversion - MDN
- ArticleType Coercion - MDN
- VideoType Conversion and Coercion video
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Type Conversion/Coercion: common questions
Can I learn Type Conversion/Coercion in Hindi?
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Is this Type Conversion/Coercion tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 30 of 124 in the free JavaScript roadmap, in stage 4, Type Casting. If you are new to JavaScript, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.