Understanding Var, Let, and Const in JavaScript for Salesforce Lightning Developers
As a Salesforce Lightning Developer, mastering JavaScript is essential, especially when dealing with variable declarations. ES6 introduced two new ways to create variables: let and const . Before diving into the differences between var , let , and const , let's cover some prerequisites: variable declarations vs. initialization, scope, and hoisting. Remember, const signals that the identifier won’t be reassigned, while let indicates that the variable may be reassigned. JavaScript Var In JavaScript, a variable can hold a value that can vary over time. The var keyword is used to declare a variable. A variable must have a unique name, and var is function-scoped. Example of var var temp = 'Hello' ; console . log ( window . temp ); // Output: 'Hello' var temp = 'Hello Code' ; console . log ( window . temp ); // Output: 'Hello Code' In this example, we see that var allows us to redeclare the variable temp , which overwrites the previous value....