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JavaScript

m k
m k
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Posted by m k
m k
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Javascript Question on Function Quiz

In the following code, what value will printed to the console?

var animal = "cow";

function display (animal) {
  console.log(animal)
}

animal = "pig"

display("horse");

can someone explain why the answer is horse? What is the difference between display and console.log

1 Answer

Kevin Lehtiniitty
Kevin Lehtiniitty
8,592 Points

The only console.log statement is inside the function "display" so we need to trace the path back starting from there. we see that the last line is the only one that calls the function and more importantly, it passes in the parameter "horse". since "horse" is passed in from the function call as "animal", inside the function when we refer to animal we start from the nearest scope first which is the scope of the function, and thus "horse".