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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Variables Hoisting

Marguerite Seip
Marguerite Seip
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Posted by Marguerite Seip
Marguerite Seip
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Hoisting challenge

Hello, I'm having trouble with the Hoisting challenge where I am supposed to declare the variable within the scope of the function. The variable is a string that I declare before the if statement but then I am also supposed to assign it after the if statement? I'm confused. Please help! -Marguerite

2 Answers

Dave McFarland
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Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher
Dave McFarland
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

You've got it right. You should declare the variable at the top of the function (inside the function). But don't assign a value to it:

var status;

Then assign the value status="I'll close when I'm ready."; inside the if() statement.