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What are the Differences Between var, let, and const?

What are the Differences Between var, let, and const?

Ferenc AlmasiLast updated 2023 April 19 • Read time 1 min read
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When no keyword is used, the variable will be assigned to the global object which is the window if we are in a browser. There are three keywords in JavaScript you can use for variable declarations. These are:

var
This is the default: it creates a function scoped variable which can be reassigned or redeclared later on.

let
This was introduced in ES6 and it is the preferred way over using var. It creates a block-scoped variable which can be reassigned but can’t be redeclared.

const
It was introduced in ES6 along with let. It also creates a block-scoped variable but this can’t be reassigned nor redeclared. const should be used when you don’t want to reassign a value later on.

It’s also good to mention that all declarations will be hoisted to the top of their scope.

var should be avoided if can, use let or const instead.

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