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JavaScript AJAX Basics AJAX Concepts Create an XMLHttpRequest Object

Posted by Thomas Scott
Thomas Scott
7,682 Points

if I am creating a variable for an object do I HAVE to use var? Or can I use let?

if I am creating a variable for an object do I HAVE to use var? Or can I use let?

app.js
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>AJAX with JavaScript</title>
  <script src="app.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="main">
    <h1>AJAX!</h1>
  </div>
  <div id="footer"></div>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Bert Witzel
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Bert Witzel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 27,917 Points
Bert Witzel
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Bert Witzel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 27,917 Points

Hi Thomas, it's better to use const or let now rather than var. In my answer to this challenge I used const

Thomas Scott
Thomas Scott
7,682 Points

okay awesome, thank you I tried using let but the automatic correction system said I was wrong