string concatenation and addition

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When I try to do addition:

let x = "5" + 2 + 3;
//output 523

let x = 2 + 3 + "5";
// output 55

I know JavaScript concatenates the integers, but I was expecting "55" in both cases.

As 2+3 will be added to 5 and then concatenated to "5". Please can someone explain to me what is happening under the hood.

I am new to JavaScript.

1 Answers

The pluses are evaluated from left to right. So first "5"+2 is evaluated (result is "52"), and then "52"+3 gives "523".

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