freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/06-information-security-and-quality-assurance/quality-assurance-and-testing-with-chai/use-the-triple-equals-to-assert-strict-equality.english.md

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id: 587d824b367417b2b2512c4b
title: Use the Triple Equals to Assert Strict Equality
challengeType: 2
---

## Description
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As a reminder, this project is being built upon the following starter project on <a href='https://glitch.com/#!/import/github/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai/'>Glitch</a>, or cloned from <a href='https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai/'>GitHub</a>.
.strictEqual(), .notStrictEqual()
.strictEqual() compares objects using '==='
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: All tests should pass
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=5").then(data => {assert.equal(data.state,"passed"); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - strictEqual vs. notStrictEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=5").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[0].method, "notStrictEqual", "with strictEqual the type must match"); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - strictEqual vs. notStrictEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=5").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[1].method, "strictEqual", "3*2 = 6..."); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - strictEqual vs. notStrictEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=5").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[2].method, "strictEqual", "6 * \"2\" is 12. Types match !"); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
  - text: Choose the right assertion - strictEqual vs. notStrictEqual
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput("url") + "/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=5").then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[3].method, "notStrictEqual", "Even if they have the same elements, the Arrays are notStrictEqual"); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'

```

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## Challenge Seed
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## Solution
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```js
// solution required
```
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