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Im new in javascript and in programming.
If I declare a variable with var I see that my variable is declared globally and my variable is inside the window object.
Example:
var element1 = 1;
window.element1; //This returns 1
But when I use let I can't access my variable using the window object.
Example:
let element2 = 1;
window.element2; //This returns undefined
So, where has been my variable element2 been declared?
What is the scope of element2 ?
You are confusing scope and automatic attachment to the default object.
If you use let or var outside of any block, function, or module then the scope will be global.
var will also attach a property of the same name to the default object (which is window in the case of JS running in a browser).
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Do let statements create properties on the global object?
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In JavaScript; does a let variable declared outside of a block become a global scope?
let letVariable = 2;
console.log(letVariable);
I don't know if I understand you correctly.
There is no "outside of a block", because even if you use it on the blank page, it is in the "main/global block" but only in the same script. its not available from other scripts.
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why don't const and let statements get defined on the window object [duplicate]
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Consider the code below which I am running in my chrome browser console:
var x = "hello";
let foo = function(){
console.log("hi");
};
console.log(x); // hello
console.log(foo()); //hi
console.log(window.x); // hello
console.log(window.foo()); // Error
If I had used var foo =... instead of let foo = .. then this would have worked. Why ?
This is by design:
let allows you to declare variables that are limited to a scope of a block statement, or expression on which it is used, unlike the var keyword, which defines a variable globally, or locally to an entire function regardless of block scope. The other difference between var and let is that the latter is initialized to a value only when a parser evaluates it (see below).
Just like const the let does not create properties of the window
object when declared globally (in the top-most scope).
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Why this will print the names as expected:
var firstName = 'Charlie',
lastName = "Brown"
function showFullName() {
console.log(this.firstName+' '+this.lastName);
}
window.showFullName();
but, if I replace 'var' for 'let', I will get 'undefined' for both firstName & lastName?
I also see that the variables declared using 'var' get attached to the window Object, but the ones declare using 'let'.
Appreciate the help.
Let allows to declare variables which are limited to a particular scope, can be block or expression. Where as var is used for global or local declaration. We can use var instead of let but the reverse fails.
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let pages =100;
let pageFunction=()=>{
console.log(pages);
const pages = "20";
//console.log(pages);
}
pageFunction();
Output:
Uncaught ReferenceError: pages is not defined
at pageF (:3:13)
at :1:1
According to Mozilla "The let statement declares a block scope local variable, optionally initializing it to a value." Also "At the top level of programs and functions, let, unlike var, does not create a property on the global object."
See
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/let for more information.
This means that in the code you gave you effectively create an implicit global variable pages, as let pages is not really global, but restricted to the scope it is in.
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I'm new to JS so noob question:
I see functions which define vars inside them:
function functionName(){
this.something = "";
};
If I understand correctly, something is a local variable? Why is it being defined as this.something = '' as opposed to var something = ''?
Is there any difference, and if so what is it?
It sets the attribute something of this. What this refers to depends on how functionName is invoked, but typically it's an object created with new:
var foo = new functionName();
console.log(foo.something);
If you'd use var something inside the function, the variable would be inaccessible from outside, so you couldn't do foo.something in the above example.
var someThing
is a local variable - meaning it exists within the scope of the current block
this.someThing
is an instance variable - meaning it belongs to the object and is visible in all methods of that object.