undefined is the lack of a type and value, and null is the lack of a value.
Furthermore, if you'redoing simple '==' comparisons, you're right, they come out the same. But try ===, which compares both type and value, and you'll notice the difference.
The question is,"why is there an undefined value in JS". Major places where it is used:
1. when you declare 'var x;' but don't assign to it, x holds undefined;
2. when your function gets fewer arguments than it declares;
3. when you access a non-existent object property.
var a = undefined;
var a = null;
if (!undefined)
console.log('undefined is false');
// undefined is false
if (!null)
console.log('null is false');
// null is false
undefined == null
// true
Number(null)
// 0
5 + null
// 5
Number(undefined)
// NaN
5 + undefined
// NaN
//null是一个表示"无"的对象,转为数值时为0;undefined是一个表示"无"的原始值,转为数值时为NaN。
//null表示"没有对象",即该处不应该有值
//(1) 作为函数的参数,表示该函数的参数不是对象。
//(2) 作为对象原型链的终点。
Object.getPrototypeOf(Object.prototype)
// null
//undefined表示"缺少值",就是此处应该有一个值,但是还没有定义
//(1)变量被声明了,但没有赋值时,就等于undefined。
//(2) 调用函数时,应该提供的参数没有提供,该参数等于undefined。
//(3)对象没有赋值的属性,该属性的值为undefined。
//(4)函数没有返回值时,默认返回undefined。
var i;
i // undefined
function f(x){console.log(x)}
f() // undefined
var o = new Object();
o.p // undefined
var x = f();
x // undefined