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What happens if we re-declare a variable in JavaScript?

Rahul Sharma
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 08:40:34

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On re-declaring a variable in JavaScript, the variable value still remains the same.ExampleLet’s see an example. Here, we are declaring the variable age −                              

What is a composite data type i.e. object in JavaScript?

karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 20-Apr-2022 12:36:59

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A data type is known as a composite data type when it represents a number of similar or different data under a single declaration of variable i.e., a data type that has multiple values grouped together. There are mainly three types of composite data types named as below −ObjectArrayFunctionIn this article, we will discuss the first type of composite data type i.e. object.ObjectAn object is a collection of properties i.e, an object can store the properties of anything in the key-value pairs. An object in javascript has keys and each key has its own value as shown in the examplelet ... Read More

What is the difference between Declaring and Initializing a variable in JavaScript?

Johar Ali
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 08:39:29

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The following is stated about declaration and initialization of a variable in ECMAScript specification −A var statement declares variables that are scoped to the running execution context’s VariableEnvironment. Var variables are created when their containing Lexical Environment is instantiated and are initialized to undefined when created. [...] A variable defined by a VariableDeclaration with an Initializer is assigned the value of its Initializer’s AssignmentExpression when the VariableDeclaration is executed, not when the variable is created.The above defines the difference:All variables are initialized with the value undefined.Variables declarations are initialized with undefined upon the initialization of their lexical environment.This initialization does ... Read More

How to check if a variable exists in JavaScript?

Amit Sharma
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 08:28:18

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To check if a variable exists in JavaScript, you need to check it against null as in the following code. Here, we’re checking the existence of variable myVar −                    var myVar = 20;          if(myVar !== undefined && myVar !== null) {             document.write("Variable exists");          }          

What is the use of declaring variables in JavaScript?

Ali
Ali
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 08:27:46

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Before you use a variable in a JavaScript program, you must declare it. Variables can be thought of as named containers. You can place data into these containers and then refer to the data simply by naming the container.Variables are declared with the var keyword as follows.     You can also declare multiple variables with the same var keyword as follows −     This is also you can assign values −var rank = 2; var points = 100;

Can I use a JavaScript variable before it is declared?

Sravani Alamanda
Updated on 08-Dec-2022 09:26:07

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Yes, you can use a JavaScript variable before it is declared, with a technique called hoisting. The parser reads through the complete function before running it. The behavior in which a variable appears to be used before it's declared is known as hoisting. For example, the following, rank = 5; var rank; The above works the same as the following − var rank; rank = 2; Hoisting in JavaScript, allows us to declare variables, functions, or classes that are moved to the top of the scope preceding the execution of the code regardless of whether their scope ... Read More

What is the purpose of new Boolean() in JavaScript?

Johar Ali
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 08:21:10

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The Boolean object represents two values, either "true" or "false". If value parameter is omitted or is 0, -0, null, false, NaN, undefined, or the empty string (""), the object has an initial value of false.The new Boolean() is used to create a new object. Use the following syntax to create a boolean object.var val = new Boolean(value);ExampleLet us see an example of toString() method, which returns a string of either "true" or "false" depending upon the value of the object −           JavaScript toString() Method                        var flag = new Boolean(false);          document.write( "flag.toString = " + flag.toString() );          

How to declare boolean variables in JavaScript?

Amit Sharma
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 07:49:15

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A boolean variable in JavaScript has two values True or False.ExampleYou can try to run the following code to learn how to work with Boolean variables −           35 > 20       Click for result                      function myValue() {             document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = Boolean(35 > 20);          }          

How to declare String Variables in JavaScript?

Ali
Ali
Updated on 14-Sep-2023 02:41:32

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JavaScript is an untyped language. This means that a JavaScript variable can hold a value of any data type. To declare variables in JavaScript, you need to use the var, let, or const keyword. Whether it is a string or a number, use the var, let, or const keyword for its declaration. But for declaring a string variable we had to put the string inside double quotes or single quotes.Here’s how you can declare strings in JavaScript -var name = "David"; var subject = "Programming";ExampleYou can try to run the following code to learn how to declare strings in JavaScript ... Read More

How to declare numbers in JavaScript?

Ali
Ali
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 07:43:55

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JavaScript is untyped language. This means that a JavaScript variable can hold a value of any data type. To declare variables in JavaScript, you need to use the var keyword. Whether it is a number or string, use the var keyword for declaration.Here’s how you can declare numbers in JavaScript −var points = 100; var rank = 5;ExampleYou can try to run the following code to learn how to declare number in JavaScript −                                

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