Non-local variable: Difference between revisions

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In JavascriptJavaScript, the locality of a variable is determined by the closest <code>var</code> statement for this variable. In the following example, <code>x</code> is local to <code>outer</code> as it contains a <code> var x</code> statement, while <code>inner</code> doesn't. Therefore, x is non-local to <code>inner</code>:

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function outer() {

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==Notes==

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== References ==

* Aho, Lam, Sethi, and Ullman. "7.3 Access to Nonlocal Data on the Stack". ''[[Compilers: Principles, Techniques, & Tools]]''. Second edition.