Javascript basics - types and variables

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Primary types

number
string
boolean

Compound types

array
object

Special types

undefined - undefined is assigned to undefined variable

Functions are objects

Objects are passed by reference!

Reflection

typeof

typeof new Date()
//'object'

check undefined:

typeof( Obj ) === 'undefined'

check null:

!Obj

REMEMBER typeof( NullObj ) ==== 'object'. DON'T use typeof to check null, use !  or == null or null checking

Declaring variables

var keyword declares a variable

variable gets destroyed when the variable runs out of scope

global variables are declared outside of any function scope

If you assign values to variables that have not yet been declared, the variables will automatically be declared as global variables.

When working with DOM, global variables are attached to window object and be accessible to other files