javascript variables and data types. output without alert or form console.log();
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JavaScriptVARIABLES AND DATA TYPES
OUTPUT WITHOUT ALERT OR FORM
CONSOLE.LOG();
Holding information
example
A = B + C;
Cubby Hole 2: add this value
Cubby Hole 1: take this value
Cubby Hole 3: place it here
Defining CUBBY HOLESThey are called variables
Define them Give them values Take values from them
= means “takes the value of”A takes the value of B+C
VALUES
What values can it take?
Any “expression” What is an expression?
Variables Constants Operators functions
Different for numbers and strings
Numbers
Regular math operators Variables Constants Functions (random, floor)
Strings
Think of Scrabble tiles Each tile is a
Letter Number Punctuation mark Space (blank)
What is a String?A literal string must be inside
double quotes or single quotes“this is a string” and this is not a
string.Remember to beware cut and paste
Concatenating (formally) It means combining two or more
things into one thing + Anything can be concatenated
“awe” & “some” = “awesome” Whitespace only matters inside quotes
“a”+“b” same as “a” = “b” “a ” + “b” NOT the same as “a” + “b”
SubstringA substring is also a StringA substring is a part of another
string“cake” is a substring of “birthday cake”so are “day”, “thd”, and “y cake”“they” is not, neither is “hello” or
“dude” Will come back to how to extract
substrings
Referencing characters Each character has a position
Note that it starts at 0, not 1
H I M O M0 1 2 3 4 5
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