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Chapter 4 of 17

Variables

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What is a variable?

A variable is a labelled box in the computer's memory. You put a value in the box, give the box a name, and later refer to the value by its name. Variables let you store user input, intermediate results and program state without hard-coding numbers and strings everywhere.

Declaring a variable

In JavaScript you declare a variable with the syntax shown below. Choose names that describe what the value represents: userAge is far better than x. Stick to one naming style across a project (camelCase, snake_case…) so the code stays consistent.

let age = 25;
const name = "Aman";
let isStudent = true;
console.log(name, age, isStudent);

Reassignment and scope

Most variables can be reassigned later — the box stays, the contents change. The places in your code where a variable is visible is called its scope. Variables declared inside a function are usually only visible inside that function, which keeps programs predictable as they grow.

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