How to use || Operator In Javascript

If “number” is any falsy value, it will be assigned to 0.

Example: In this example, we will compare NaN with 0 using || operator

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number = NaN;
number = number || 0;
console.log(number);


Output

0

How to convert NaN to 0 using JavaScript ?

NaN (Not a Number) is usually used to indicate an error condition for a function that should return a valid number but it can be converted to 0 using JavaScript. We will discuss how to convert the NaN to 0.

Below are the approaches used to convert NaN to 0 using JavaScript:

Table of Content

  • Using isNaN() method
  • Using || Operator
  • Using ternary operator
  • Using Strictly Equality(===) operator
  • Using the Double Tilde (~~) Operator

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