Compare Scopes of the var and let Keywords

• Let's give you an example:

function checkScope() {
  var i = 'function scope';
  if (true) {
    i = 'block scope';
    console.log('Block scope i is: ', i);
  }
  console.log('Function scope i is: ', i);
  return i;
}

console.log(checkScope()); will display 
Block scope i is:  block scope
Function scope i is:  block scope
block scope

• Let's Fix the code so that i declared in the if statement is a separate variable than i declared in the first line of the function. Just be certain not to use the var keyword anywhere in your code.

function checkScope() {
  let i = 'function scope';
  if (true) {
    let i = 'block scope';
    console.log('Block scope i is: ', i);
  }
  console.log('Function scope i is: ', i);
  return i;
}

console.log(checkScope()); will display 
Block scope i is:  block scope
Function scope i is:  function scope
function scope

This challenge is designed to show the difference between how var and let keywords assign scope to the declared variable. When programming a function similar to the one used in this exercise, it is often better to use different variable names to avoid confusion.

Comments

[Cooper Riehl]

Short, sweet, and to the point. Thanks for sharing!