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Diego ROJAS
Diego ROJAS
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Posted by Diego ROJAS
Diego ROJAS
1,781 Points

I don't quite understand why variables are followed by a "=>". Can't they be accessed globally?

What is the purpose of this: "=>" ?

And why is it used here?

1 Answer

iydfjtlteq
iydfjtlteq
6,879 Points

This are anonymous functions written as arrow functions. They were introduced in ES6 and have become really popular since because they are 'scope safe', compact and better to read.

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