Variable assignment inside an 'if' condition in JavaScript

Question

How does the below code execute?

if(a=2 && (b=8))
{
    console.log(a)
}

OUTPUT

a=8

Answer 1

Your statement is interpreted like

a = (2 && (b=8))

when you uses && statement, then last true statement value will be returned. Here (b=8) will becomes value 8 which is true and last statement.