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Javascript function scoping and hoisting
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why does the following code segment generate the following output?
code segment:
var a = 10;
function(){
console.log(a);
var a = 5;
}
output:
undefined
Because variable is hoisted at top and in your function you have declared the variable var a = 5 which is same as following:
var a = 10;
function(){
var a; // a = undefined
console.log(a);//a is not defined so outputs undefined
a = 5;
console.log(a);//a is now 5 so outputs 5
}
And in your function scope var is being declared it doesn't see global variable but local variable i.e. var a and which is undefined.