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JavaScript

Posted by Eric Garcia
Eric Garcia
6,217 Points

Can someone remind me what the "let" stands for in the function?

I can't seem to remember.

Zahra Toto
Zahra Toto
6,723 Points

Let is a way to declare a variable, like "var" or "const". Let is appropriate when you might want to reassign that variable later, or scope it at the block level.

So example: let exampleVariable = 5

1 Answer

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,886 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,886 Points

good article, on let vs var

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/let