The use of "=" operator is that it assigns value from right to left, whereas "==" shows whether the given values are equal or not.In the following example variables x and y were assigned values using "=" operator and their magnitudes were checked using "==" operator.
Example
<html> <body> <p id="equal"></p> <script> var x = 5; var y = "6"; document.write(x); document.getElementById("equal").innerHTML = (x == y); </script> </body> </html>
Output
false 5