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JavaScript

Posted by Christopher Floyd
Christopher Floyd
Courses Plus Student 4,748 Points

I feel as though there was a missed opportunity (however trivial) @ 33sec

I did some research and tested it out and, you can use reserved JS keywords IN your variable names, just not ONLY as your variable name. ex var myVar = works just fine.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,160 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,160 Points

You're quite right, identifiers are always handled whole, never broken into parts.

And taking the concept even further, since JavaScript is case-sensitive, versions of keywords with different capitalization are also usable as identifiers (though it might not be a good idea because it could be confusing to read and maintain). For example: "var Var = 3;" is perfectly legal.

Christopher Floyd
Christopher Floyd
Courses Plus Student 4,748 Points

Thank you for the added insight!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,160 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,160 Points

Christopher Floyd — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!