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JavaScript

Posted by Max van den Berge
Max van den Berge
6,506 Points

At the end of an Object Literal is a semi colan. var name = {} ;. My question is, why is there a ; . is it like a to cal

hi i have 2 questions :)

  1. At the end of an Object Literal is a semi colan. var name = {} ;. My question is, why is there a ; . is it like a to call / invoke it?

  2. is the following description of an Object literal also correct?

OBJECT LITERAL is an “own” created object , where you can store all sorts of related information that you want. (this is called encapsulation of information, or grouping information)

var name = {name : Ross};

In this new/ “own” created object you now can store information in a key value. The key is the objects name, and an you can add a value to it.
For instance name(key) : Ross (value) this is a key value pair or the object property. And this is now a part of this object.

love to hear your response :) greeting, Max

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
  1. The semicolon is the standard ending for any JavaScript statement, it's not specific to the object literal.
  2. Where did you see this description? The key does not have to be (or include) the object name. Objects consist of properties, and the key is also known as the propery name.
Max van den Berge
Max van den Berge
6,506 Points
Max van den Berge
Max van den Berge
6,506 Points

thanks for your replay.

Im wrote this description myself. I could not find a clear discription of it. For me was not clear how an Object Literal is different from an object, so i created this description myself.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

The only difference is in how they are created.