Javascript array variable when named "name" showing unexpected result when storing strings

Question

I am writing a very simple code for storing strings in an array and then splitting it but apparently the "variable name" seems to have an impact on the results.

I have tried this on Google Chrome console as well as Microsoft edge. Results are the same.

var fullName = "Jonathan Archer";
var name = fullName.split(" ");
console.log(name[0]);

//The output of the above code is : "J"

var userName = fullName.split(" ");
console.log(userName[0]);

//The output of the above code is: "Jonathan"

//Also tried following, also exhibited same behavior as above
var name = ["Jonathan", "Archer"];
var userName = ["Jonathan", "Archer"];
console.log(name[0]);
console.log(userName[0]);

I don't see why these two code snippets are producing different results. Is there any restriction for using "name" as an array name in JavaScript?

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '19 at 17:39

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Do not use name as variable name, Because it will conflict with window.name

var fullName = "Jonathan Archer";
var n = fullName.split(" ");
console.log(n[0]);

//The output of the above code is : "J"

var userName = fullName.split(" ");
console.log(userName[0]);

//The output of the above code is: "Jonathan"

//Also tried following, also exhibited same behavior as above
var n = ["Jonathan", "Archer"];
var userName = ["Jonathan", "Archer"];
console.log(n[0]);
console.log(userName[0]);

answered Aug 25 '19 at 17:39

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Or just don't use `var`, use `let` or `const` – Olian04 Aug 25 '19 at 17:44
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Or don't use it in the global scope – Bergi Aug 25 '19 at 17:45
@Olian04 sure :) but what if OP isn't using environment which doesn't support `let and const` – Code Maniac Aug 25 '19 at 18:03
@Bergi yeah :) but i will go with using a name other than `name` :) – Code Maniac Aug 25 '19 at 18:05
So that means `name` is restricted in global scope. Thanks everyone – Asif Aug 25 '19 at 18:15
@Asif yes if you're using `var` – Code Maniac Aug 25 '19 at 18:16
Ok got it @CodeManiac thanks for the help! – Asif Aug 25 '19 at 18:33

Javascript array variable when named "name" showing unexpected result when storing strings

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