Subj : Re: "x = " vs. "var x = "
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Georg_Maa=DF?=
Date : Mon Sep 06 2004 10:27 pm

Sterling Bates wrote:
> Just a quick q: why does the expression "var x = 5" return "undefined"? 

This is not an expression. This is a statement, declaring a variable x 
initializing it with 5.

>  The expression "x = 5" returns 5, as I would expect.

This is an expression, not an initialization.


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