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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Variable Scope

Abir Ahmed
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Abir Ahmed
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Posted by Abir Ahmed
Abir Ahmed
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Why by removing "var" of the functions make functions look for a variable in Global Scope?

I mean how will function know if " person = 'lilah' " is a variable as there is no indicator that " person = 'lilah' " is a variable?

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Daryl Carr
Daryl Carr
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Daryl Carr
Daryl Carr
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I think its just a default. The global scope is basically a property on the global object so as you have assigned it without the var keyword, its default is to add it as a property of the global object... As for knowing, there is an assignment operator, the = so it js thinks you are saving a value to something, aka a variable.