Re: [tlug] Variable scope in Javascript driving me nuts

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

> When you reference a variable called "valid" in checkResult it first
> checks the functions local variables it finds none. So it goes up to the
> closure scope and finds "valid" there. If it didn't find it there it
> would look in the global scope. And if it didn't find it there it would
> create a new local (though you might get a warning about not using the
> "var" keyword).

That last sentence was wrong, sorry! If it didn't find it then it would
create it as a global, not a local.

Darren


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