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Jayven Nhan
Courses Plus Student 1,956 Pointswhy is there an underscore? what is it for exactly and where else do we see it in code?
Just wondering...
1 Answer
shezazr
8,275 Pointsdepends on the code/context
a variable (property) in a class if it is _something means it is a private property (same with a function).
__function in classes are magic methods in most other languages (php, python)