The Javascript Keyword var
January 8, 2009
I made this post to remind me that after so many years of using Javascript, I now know what the purpose of the keyword var really is for. The purpose for using the var keyword on a variable is to make it locally scoped. This means that if you use that inside a function, the variable’s scope is gone once the function is finished processing. I never noticed any difference with using a var or not simply because there never came a point in time that I would be having problems with the values of a variable. Until now. When I had problems with the values on a single variable, I was confused why. I tried to add the var keyword thinking, who knows right? And it worked! That was the time I decided to look up the purpose of the var keyword in Google and found the answer.
I laugh at myself why I discovered this until now after so many years. But hey, better late than never right? At least now I know he he he :D.




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And I always thought it was the other way around. There were so few times when it mattered!
This usage of var in JavaScript is way different from that in Pascal. I’m always confused when using it
Thanks for the post Jegan!
You should have learned JavaScript instead of copying and pasting code!