Undeclared vs Undefined? In JavaScript



Undeclared − It occurs when a variable which hasn’t been declared using var, let or const is being tried to access.

Undefined − It occurs when a variable has been declared using var, let or const but isn’t given a value.

Following is the code for undeclared and undefined in JavaScript −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <title>Document</title> <style>    body {       font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;    }    .result {       font-size: 18px;       font-weight: 500;       color: blueviolet;    } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Undeclared vs Undefined</h1> <div class="result"></div> <div class="result"></div> <button class="Btn">Click here</button> <h3>Click on the above button to access undeclared and undefined variable</h3> <script>    let BtnEle = document.querySelector(".Btn");    let resEle = document.querySelectorAll(".result");    let a;    BtnEle.addEventListener("click", () => {       resEle[0].innerHTML += "Accessing undefined variable = " + a;       try {          resEle[1].innerHTML = b;       } catch (err) {          resEle[1].innerHTML = "Accessing undeclared variable = " + err;       }    }); </script> </body> </html>

Output

On clicking the ‘CLICK HERE’ button −


Updated on: 2020-07-16T13:52:48+05:30

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