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JavaScript/Reserved words/var

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The var keyword

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The var keyword is optional and used to declare a variable. This operator is necessary if the code includes the line "use strict;".

Syntax

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  var variable[, variable2, ];

Examples

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  var number = 17;

  number += 2; // number is now 19

  var theArray = new Array();
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