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title: "What is the difference between statement and statement in JavaScript?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-the-difference-between-statement-and-statement-in-javascript--mujf5dyna
source_url: https://kumarshivesh1.hashnode.dev/what-is-the-difference-between-a-statement-and-an-expression-in-javascript
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
published: 2024-04-19T03:16:51.340Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:03:00.647Z
tags: ["javascript", "react", "jsx"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 19
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# What is the difference between statement and statement in JavaScript?

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 4 min read · 19 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Learn the main difference between if...else and ternary operator in JavaScript. Understand why the ternary operator is considered an expression and if...else is considered a statement. Discover why if...else cannot be used directly in JSX in a React app.

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**@merix** · 0 upvotes

> Great content!

**@annupkapur** · 0 upvotes

> This is a great article. Well written and clear.

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