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Cis488 Ch5 Js

Chapter 5 of the web development course focuses on JavaScript variables, detailing the rules for naming identifiers, including that names must start with a letter and are case sensitive. It discusses the assignment operator, data types, and the implications of re-declaring variables, emphasizing that re-declaration does not affect the variable's value. Additionally, it highlights the impact of using quotes around numbers in arithmetic operations, which can lead to string concatenation.

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Cis488 Ch5 Js

Chapter 5 of the web development course focuses on JavaScript variables, detailing the rules for naming identifiers, including that names must start with a letter and are case sensitive. It discusses the assignment operator, data types, and the implications of re-declaring variables, emphasizing that re-declaration does not affect the variable's value. Additionally, it highlights the impact of using quotes around numbers in arithmetic operations, which can lead to string concatenation.

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WEB DEVELOPMENT

(JavaScript)
CIS488
CHAPTER 5
JAVASCRIPT VARIABLES
LECTURE BY ASSOC. PROF. DR. SAHAR EBADINEZHAD
Variables
JavaScript Identifiers

 Names can contain letters, digits, underscores, and dollar signs.


 Names must begin with a letter
 Names can also begin with $ and _ (but we will not use it in this tutorial)
 Names are case sensitive (y and Y are different variables)
 Reserved words (like JavaScript keywords) cannot be used as names
The Assignment Operator
JavaScript Data Types
Declaring (Creating) JavaScript
Variables
One Statement, Many Variables
Value = undefined
Re-Declaring JavaScript Variables

If you re-declare a JavaScript variable, it will not lose its value.


JavaScript Arithmetic
 If you put a number in quotes, the rest of the numbers will be treated as strings, and concatenated.
JavaScript Dollar Sign $
JavaScript Underscore (_)

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