What does the comma operator do in JavaScript?

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If I use:

1.09 * 1; // returns "1.09"

But if I use:

1,09 * 1; // returns "9"

I know that 1,09 isn't a number.

What does the comma do in the last piece of code?

More Examples

if (0,9) alert("ok"); // alert
if (9,0) alert("ok"); // don't alert

alert(1); alert(2); alert(3); // 3 alerts
alert(1), alert(2), alert(3); // 3 alerts too

alert("2",
    foo = function (param) {
        alert(param)
    },
    foo('1')
)
foo('3'); // alerts 1, 2 and 3
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5 Answers

The specific syntax allows you to functionally bake bread and hand it to the customer to consume with no returns.

(new Array(3)).fill()
.map(()=>({state:"dough", bake(){this.state="baked"}, consume(){this.state="consumed"}}))

.map(bread=>(console.log(`Adding ${bread.state} to oven.`), bread.bake(), bread))
.map(bread=>(console.log(`Consuming ${bread.state} bread.`), bread.consume(), bread))
.map(bread=>console.log(`Bread is now ${bread.state}.`))

Adding dough to oven.
Adding dough to oven.
Adding dough to oven.
Consuming baked bread.
Consuming baked bread.
Consuming baked bread.
Bread is now consumed.
Bread is now consumed.
Bread is now consumed.
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