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The void keyword in JavaScript is a unary operator that evaluates an expression without returning a value. It is commonly used in client-side JavaScript URLs to execute expressions for their side effects without affecting the current document. Examples demonstrate its usage in links and functions to generate undefined values.

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11 JS Voide

The void keyword in JavaScript is a unary operator that evaluates an expression without returning a value. It is commonly used in client-side JavaScript URLs to execute expressions for their side effects without affecting the current document. Examples demonstrate its usage in links and functions to generate undefined values.

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JavaScript - Void Keyword

void is an important keyword in JavaScript which can be used as a unary operator that
appears before its single operand, which may be of any type. This operator specifies an
expression to be evaluated without returning a value.

Syntax
The syntax of void can be either of the following two −
<head>
<script type = "text/javascript">
<!--
void func()
javascript:void func()
or:
void(func())
javascript:void(func())
//-->
</script>
</head>
Example 1
The most common use of this operator is in a client-side javascript: URL, where it allows
you to evaluate an expression for its side-effects without the browser displaying the value
of the evaluated expression.
Here the expression alert ('Warning!!!') is evaluated but it is not loaded back into the
current document −
<html>
<head>
<script type = "text/javascript">
<!--
//-->
</script>
</head>

<body>
<p>Click the following, This won't react at all...</p>
<a href = "javascript:void(alert('Warning!!!'))">Click
me!</a>
</body>
</html>
Output
Example 2
Take a look at the following example. The following link does nothing because the
expression "0" has no effect in JavaScript. Here the expression "0" is evaluated, but it is
not loaded back into the current document.
<html>
<head>
<script type = "text/javascript">
<!--
//-->
</script>
</head>

<body>
<p>Click the following, This won't react at all...</p>
<a href = "javascript:void(0)">Click me!</a>
</body>
</html>
Output
Example 3
Another use of void is to purposely generate the undefined value as follows.
<html>
<head>
<script type = "text/javascript">
<!--
function getValue() {
var a,b,c;

a = void ( b = 5, c = 7 );
document.write('a = ' + a + ' b = ' + b +' c = ' + c
);
}
//-->
</script>
</head>

<body>
<p>Click the following to see the result:</p>
<form>
<input type = "button" value = "Click Me" onclick =
"getValue();" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Output

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