➕add/concate (+)
number addition / string concatenation.
JS ⟩ operator ⟩ arithmetic ⟩ add / concate (+)
string concatenation or number addition. 👉 table of operators
1 + 2 // number addition
'the' + 'fox' // string concatenation
replit：the + operator
// result conversion
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1 + 2, // 3
'1' + 2, // '12' (2 -> '2')
'1' + '2', // '12'
1 + {}, // '1[object Object]' ({} -> object to primitive)
true + true, // 2 (true -> 1)
2 + null, // 2 (null -> 0)
3 + undefined, // NaN (undefined -> NaN)
// ❗ `+` mixed with strings and numbers is not associative
// -------------------------------------------------------------
(1 + 2) + ' cats', // '3 cats' (addition -> concatenation)
1 + (2 + ' cats'), // '12 cats' (2 concatenations)ℹ️ object -> primitive conversion is involved in
+operation.ℹ️ comparison operator favors numbers,
+favors strings.ℹ️
+operation uses punctuator plus (+).
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