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1. JavaScript Objects > Complex Objects Are Equal by Reference
Complex Objects Are Equal by Reference
When comparing complex objects, they are equal only when they reference the same object (i.e., have the same address). Two variables containing identical objects are not equal to each other since they do not actually point at the same object.
Below, objectFoo and objectBar have the same properties and are, in
fact, identical objects, but when asked if they are equal via ===, JavaScript tells us they are not.
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><body><script>
var objectFoo = {same: 'same'};
var objectBar = {same: 'same'};
/* logs false, JS does not care that they are identical
and of the same object type */
console.log(objectFoo === objectBar);
// how complex objects are measured for equality
var objectA = {foo: 'bar'};
var objectB = objectA;
console.log(objectA === objectB); /* logs true because they reference
the same object */
</script></body></html>
