Var, let, and const in JavaScript: a cheatsheet.

January 10, 2022January 14, 2022 Rabiya 0 Comments

LET

We use the let keyword to declare variables that can change later so basically during the execution of our program. ‘Let is mutable i.e. variables declared with let can be changed. We can also declare a ‘let’ variable at one place and assign a value later in the same scope or an inner scope.

let age = 0;
let name;
function nextYear(){
name "Peter';
aget+;
console. log(' ${name} is ${age} year old );
}
nextYear(); //Peter is 1 year old
nextYear(); //Peter is 2 year old
nextYear(); //Peter is 3 year old

Const

We use the const keyword to declare variables that are not supposed to change at any point in the future.

So, the value in a const variable cannot be changed.

Const variable has to be assigned a value the moment it is created.

Const variable is immutable i.e. it cannot be reassigned.

Const variable must have an initial value.

const birthYear = 1867; //correct
birthYear =  1956; //error
const currentYear; //error

Var

‘Var’ declarations are globally scoped or function scoped.

The scope is global when a ‘var variable is declared outside a function.

This means that any variable that is declared with var outside a function block is available

for use in the whole window.

‘var’ is function scoped when it is declared within a function.

This means that it is available and can be accessed only within that function.

var greet = "Good Morning";

function func1(){
var hello = "hello" ;
greet "Good Night";
console. log( hello);
console.log( greet );
}

func1();                               / / hello                              Good Night

console. log( hello); //error: hello is not defined
console. log( greet); //Good Night