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Problem statementSend feedbackWhat will the below code produce on the console?var a;if( typeof(a) ) { console.log("true")}else { console.log("false")}Options: Pick one correct answer from belowtruefalseerror is shownnone of the above

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Problem statementSend feedbackWhat will the below code produce on the console?var a;if( typeof(a) ) { console.log("true")}else { console.log("false")}Options: Pick one correct answer from belowtruefalseerror is shownnone of the above

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The code will produce "true" on the console.

Here's the step by step explanation:

  1. The variable 'a' is declared but not assigned a value, so it is 'undefined'.

  2. The 'typeof' operator returns a string indicating the type of the unevaluated operand. In this case, 'typeof(a)' returns the string "undefined".

  3. The 'if' statement checks the truthiness of the string "undefined". In JavaScript, all strings are truthy except for the empty string "". So, "undefined" is truthy.

  4. Since the condition in the 'if' statement is truthy, the code within the 'if' block is executed, and "true" is logged to the console.

So, the correct answer is "true".

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