# Shorthand checking for true in JavaScript

Let's say we want to know if the variable `test` is equal to the value `true`. In this case, the construction `if` can be written as:

`let test = true; if (test == true) { console.log('+++'); } else { console.log('---'); }`

In programming, such checks are needed very often, so there is a more elegant shorthand for them: instead of `if (test == true)`, you can simply write `if (test)`.

Let's rewrite our code in shortened form:

`let test = true; if (test) { console.log('+++'); } else { console.log('---'); }`

Rewrite the following code using the shortened form:

`let test = true; if (test === true) { console.log('+++'); } else { console.log('---'); }`
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