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  • Robert O'Toole
    Robert O'Toole
    6,366 Points

    const vs var

    Posted December 30, 2019 3:35pm by Robert O'Toole
    Robert O'Toole
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    • JavaScript
    • Getting Started With ES2015
    • Defining Variables With let and const
    • Creating Unchanging Variables With const

    2 Answers

  • Rebecca Palumbo
    Rebecca Palumbo
    5,506 Points

    Shouldn't a constant variable be the same in the whole program and not be different in a function?

    Posted November 12, 2019 6:04am by Rebecca Palumbo
    Rebecca Palumbo
    5,506 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Getting Started With ES2015
    • Defining Variables With let and const
    • Creating Unchanging Variables With const

    1 Answer

  • Ed Bundy
    Ed Bundy
    5,408 Points

    Could you just as easily have used var name instead of const name and made sure that name was local to the function?

    Posted September 23, 2018 7:30pm by Ed Bundy
    Ed Bundy
    5,408 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Getting Started With ES2015
    • Defining Variables With let and const
    • Creating Unchanging Variables With const

    1 Answer

  • jlampstack
    jlampstack
    23,932 Points

    price as a const?

    Posted October 31, 2017 1:13pm by jlampstack
    jlampstack
    23,932 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Getting Started With ES2015
    • Defining Variables With let and const
    • Creating Unchanging Variables With const

    6 Answers

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