I recently came across this code snippet . This code prints JavaScript as output. I don't know the reason Why?

Asked Nov 09 '19 at 17:14

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Came across this question recently the output of the code mentioned below is JavaScript curious how .


var name = "JavaScript"
function foo() {
    name = "Developer";
    return;
    function name() {
    }
}
foo();
console.log(name) //Javascript

edited Nov 09 '19 at 17:17

asked Nov 09 '19 at 17:14

WaysToGo

Correctly formatting the code might help alleviate your confusion. – Etheryte Nov 09 '19 at 17:16
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Possible duplicate of [Javascript function scoping and hoisting](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7506844/javascript-function-scoping-and-hoisting) – WaysToGo Nov 09 '19 at 17:19
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This has to do with function hoisting. The `name` function inside `foo` is implicitly moved to the top, so the inner `name` "variable" is actually a reassignment of the reference that points to the empty function. – glhrmv Nov 09 '19 at 17:20

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