Incorrect This condition will always return 'false' since JavaScript compares objects by reference, not value warning

[johndoknjas]

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"this condition will always return false since javascript compares objects by reference typescript github issue"

🕗 Version & Regression Information

Saw this message in vscode and the typescriptlang playground.

⏯ Playground Link

https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/?#code/PTAEHUFMBsGMHsC2lQBd5oBYoCoE8AHSAZVgCcBLA1UABWgEM8BzM+AVwDsATAGiwoBnUENANQAd0gAjQRVSQAUCEmYKsTKGYUAbpGF4OY0BoadYKdJMoL+gzAzIoz3UNEiPOofEVKVqAHSKymAAmkYI7NCuqGqcANag8ABmIjQUXrFOKBJMggBcISGgoAC0oACCbvCwDKgU8JkY7p7ehCTkVDQS2E6gnPCxGcwmZqDSTgzxxWWVoASMFmgYkAAeRJTInN3ymj4d-jSCeNsMq-wuoPaOltigAKoASgAywhK7SbGQZIIz5VWCFzSeCrZagNYbChbHaxUDcCjJZLfSDbExIAgUdxkUBIursJzCFJtXydajBBCcQQ0MwAUVWDEQC0gADVHBQGNJ3KAALygABEAAkYNAMOB4GRonzFBTBPB3AERcwABS0+mM9ysygc9wASmCKhwzQ8ZC8iHFzmB7BoXzcZmY7AYzEg-Fg0HUiQ58D0Ii8fLpDKZgj5SWxfPADlQAHJhAA5SASPlBFQAeS+ZHegmdWkgR1QjgUrmkeFATjNOmGWH0KAQiGhwkuNok4uiIgMHGxCyYrA4PCCJWljVl8sVSoA2gBGAC6PN5451QA

💻 Code

console.log([1] == 1)

🙁 Actual behavior

Hovering over the line gives the warning This condition will always return 'false' since JavaScript compares objects by reference, not value.

🙂 Expected behavior

No warning, since the comparison results in true.

Additional information about the issue

No response

[MartinJohns]

Same deal as #30655.

[RyanCavanaugh]

I don't really see much point either special-casing the == case or muddying the wording of the === case. There's no reason to write code this way and the error gets the point across