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Block Scope

Before ES6 (2015), JavaScript variables had only Global Scope and Function
Scope.

ES6 introduced two important new JavaScript keywords: let and const.

These two keywords provide Block Scope in JavaScript.

Variables declared inside a { } block cannot be accessed from outside the


block:

Example

let x = 2;

// x can NOT be used here

Variables declared with the var keyword can NOT have block scope.

Variables declared inside a { } block can be accessed from outside the block.

Example

var x = 2;
}

// x CAN be used here

Local Scope

Variables declared within a JavaScript function, are LOCAL to the function:

Example

// code here can NOT use carName

function myFunction() {

let carName = "Volvo";

// code here CAN use carName

// code here can NOT use carName

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