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Frank Sun
3,155 PointsI think in the video "for in " loop is missing the keyword "var"! Why does the loop still work?
in the video call "Using for in to Loop Through an Object's Properties5:31
" JavaScript"
2 Answers
miikis
44,943 PointsActually Issac, that's incorrect. prop is not a predefined JavaScript keyword.
Frank, you're right. prop should have var before it. If it doesn't in the video, it's probably the case that it was either (1) defined at some other point in the document or (2) the instructor just forgot.
It will run without var though. JavaScript doesn't actually require you to use var to define variables. It's just best practice since if you don't use var, then the variable is defined in the global scope (behind the scenes) and this can cause problems.
Frank Sun
3,155 PointsThank you for your answer.
Frank Sun
3,155 PointsFrank Sun
3,155 PointsI see. Mikis, Thank you so much for your explanation, it helps me understand more about for in loop.
Isaac Calvo
8,882 PointsIsaac Calvo
8,882 Pointsthats why no documentation. thanks for explaining.
"JavaScript doesn't actually require you to use var to define variables."
thats good to know^^. blue = 1 returns 1 in mdn console.