types of variables in javascript code example
Example 1: type of variable js
// get type of variable
var number = 1
var string = 'hello world'
var dict = {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}
console.log(typeof number) // number
console.log(typeof string) // string
console.log(typeof dict) // object
Example 2: js var
var a;
console.log(a); // scrive in console "undefined" o "" a seconda del browser usato.
console.log('still going...'); // scrive in console "still going...".
Example 3: variables in js
Variables can have anything, you define them as equal to something
eg: var x = 22
var statement = 'hello!'
var isAbool = true
there are three types of variables:
1. var
2. let
3. const
var is a normal variable
let is a variable whose value can be changed eg: let h = 12, h = 10(we changed the value, if you run this, there will be no error)
const is a variable whose value cannot be changed, if you change the value of a const, you will have errors in you code
Example 4: data types in javascript
//String Data Type
var strSingle = 'John'; //String with single quotes
var strDouble = "Bob"; //String with double quotes
//Number Data Type
var num = 25; //Integer
var flo = 80.5; //Floating-point number
var exp = 4.25e+6; //Exponential notation, this equates to 4250000
//Boolean Data Type
var isReading = true; //Yes, I'm reading
var isSleeping = false; //No, I'm not sleeping
//Undefined Data Type
var undef; //If a value is never assigned, any output will be 'undefined'
//Null Data Type
var noValue = null; //Null meaning that it is has no value, not the same as 0 or ""
//Object Data Type
var emptyObject = {};
var person = {"name": "Clark", "surname": "Kent", "age": "36"}; //The quotes around the propety name can be omitted if the property name is a valid JS name
var car = { //Same as person but easier to read
model: "BMW X3", //Example with quotes around property name ommitted
color: "white",
doors: 5
}
//Array Data Type
var emptyArray = []; //An array can be of any data types (string, number, boolean, etc.)
var array = ["One", "Two"] //String array, note the index of the first element is 0
//Function Data Type
var func = function() { //Calling the function: func();
alert("Code excuted"); //Outputs: Code executed
}
var funcVar = function(amount) { //Calling the function: funcVar(6);
alert("Code excuted " + amount + " times"); //Outputs: Code executed 6 times (if input was 6)
}
//Typeof Operator
typeof variable; //Returns the data type of the variable
Example 5: js data types
//There are 7 data types in JS
//They're split in two categories - (Primitives and Complex Types)
//Primives
string, number, boolean, null, undefined
//Complex types
Object, Function
Example 6: how to declare variables javascript
//variables are a way to easily store data in javascript
//variables are declared by the var keyword, example...
var x = 10;
//or
var dog_name = "daisy";
//which can also be written as
var dog_name = 'daisy';
//same thing with single quotes and double quotes