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36 lines
832 B
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Variables declared with ``++var++`` have the special property that regardless of where they're declared in a function they "float" to the top of the function and are available for use even before they're declared. That makes scoping confusing, especially for new coders.
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To keep confusion to a minimum, ``++var++`` declarations should happen before they are used for the first time.
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== Noncompliant Code Example
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var x = 1;
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function fun(){
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alert(x); // Noncompliant as x is declared later in the same scope
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if(something) {
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var x = 42; // Declaration in function scope (not block scope!) shadows global variable
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}
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}
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fun(); // Unexpectedly alerts "undefined" instead of "1"
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== Compliant Solution
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var x = 1;
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function fun() {
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print(x);
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if (something) {
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x = 42;
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}
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}
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fun(); // Print "1"
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