Intro To Javascript

Intro To Javascript

VARIABLES

Variables are used to store data. Just like containers variables hold data. Variables are declared using let, var or const.

Example:

var name = "Reuben";

Here the variable name stores the value 'Reuben'.

Value can be of any type string, boolean, integer, float etc.


PRIMITIVES

There are 7 primitive datatypes in javascript null, number, symbol, string, boolean, bigint, and undefined.

Output:

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION:

Null V/S Undefined

Null represents the intentional absence of a value while undefined represents the absence of a defined value.

NULL:

let c = null;

UNDEFINED:

let c

OBJECTS

Other than 7 primitive datatypes the nonprimitive datatypes are called objects.

Objects are key-value pairs.

Example:

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STRINGS

Strings are a collection of characters enclosed in quotes(" "). We can use single quotes or double quotes.

let name="Reuben"
let name='Reuben'

Both of the above are allowed.

TEMPLATE LITERALS :

OUTPUT:

Template literals are used to embed variables within a string.

STRING METHODS:

.toUpperCase() and .toLowerCase()

It is used to change the case of the string.

.toUpperCase() is used to change to uppercase.

.toLowerCase() is used to change to lowercase.

OUTPUT:

.length

This returns the length of the string.

OUTPUT:

Length is a property of the string.

.slice()

This returns a section of the string.

OUTPUT:

.replace()

This method returns a new string with some or all matches of a pattern replaced by a replacement string.

OUTPUT:

.trim()

This method is used to remove whitespaces from both ends of the string.

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ARRAYS

Arrays are used to store multiple values in a single variable. Elements are enclosed within square brackets.

let marks=[90,45,78,89,12]

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