Why does javascript accept commas in if statements?

Question

I stumbled across some javascript syntax that seemed like it should produce a parse error of some kind but doesn\'t:

if (true, true) {console.log(\'splendid         


        

Answer 1

The comma operator evaluates each of its operands (from left to right) and returns the value of the last operand.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference/Operators/Special_Operators/Comma_Operator

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide/Expressions_and_Operators#comma_operator