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doc: mention prototype check in deepStrictEqual()
The docs for assert.deepStrictEqual() do not currently mention
that prototypes are compared for objects. This commit adds that
information to the documentation.
Fixes: #5365
PR-URL: #5367
Reviewed-By: Robert Lindstädt <robert.lindstaedt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <inglor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com>1 parent 81e35b5 commit 10f55b0
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@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. | |||
| 89 | 89 | ||
| 90 | 90 | ## assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message]) | |
| 91 | 91 | ||
| 92 | - Generally identical to [`assert.deepEqual()`][] with the exception that primitive | ||
| 93 | - values are compared using the strict equality operator ( `===` ). | ||
| 92 | + Generally identical to `assert.deepEqual()` with two exceptions. First, | ||
| 93 | + primitive values are compared using the strict equality operator ( `===` ). | ||
| 94 | + Second, object comparisons include a strict equality check of their prototypes. | ||
| 94 | 95 | ||
| 95 | 96 | ```js | |
| 96 | 97 | const assert = require('assert'); | |
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