JAVASCRIPT

type of variable js

// get type of variable

var number = 1
var string = 'hello world'
var dict = {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}

console.log(typeof number) // number
console.log(typeof string) // string
console.log(typeof dict)   // object

javascript check type of variable var

// You can use the built-in method 'typeof' in order to check the variable datatype

//examples:

typeof "hello" // "string"

//or
var a = 1;
typeof(a);
//the output will be > 'number'

check type of variable in javascript

let store = [1,2,3]; console.log(typeof store);

how to get type of variable in javascript

> typeof "foo"
"string"
> typeof true
"boolean"
> typeof 42
"number"

type in javascript

console.log(typeof(variableName))

javascript check type of variable var

> typeof "foo"
"string"
> typeof true
"boolean"
> typeof 42
"number"

check the type of a variable in js

if(typeof variable == 'object'){
  //
}

types of variables in javascript

There are two scopes of variables:

- Global variables - Defined anywhere in code
- Local variables - Defined in only function