doc: mention prototype check in deepStrictEqual()

The docs for assert.deepStrictEqual() do not currently mention that prototypes are compared for objects. This commit adds that information to the documentation. Fixes: #5365 PR-URL: #5367 Reviewed-By: Robert Lindstädt <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <[email protected]>
nodejs · Mar 1, 2016 · 5a618e3 · 5a618e3
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@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned.
 
 ## assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message])
 
-Generally identical to [`assert.deepEqual()`][] with the exception that primitive
-values are compared using the strict equality operator ( `===` ).
+Generally identical to `assert.deepEqual()` with two exceptions. First,
+primitive values are compared using the strict equality operator ( `===` ).
+Second, object comparisons include a strict equality check of their prototypes.
 
 ```js
 const assert = require('assert');