Javascript Question
What is the JavaScript variable scope in a switch / case statement?
While creating JavaScript with ASP.NET MVC I noticed several scope warnings and realized that I am missing something with understanding the variable scope inside the switch / case statement.
Warning: 'i' is already defined referring to case b and case c
My code looks similar to this:
switch(element) {
case 'a':
for(var i=0; i < count; i++){
do something
}
break;
case 'b':
for(var i=0; i < count; i++){
do something
}
break;
case 'c':
for(var i=0; i < count; i++){
do something
}
break;
}
I thought scope ended with each break statement but it seems that scope does not end until the end of the switch/case. Is scope for the entire switch/case?
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Answer Source
Javascript does not use block scope.
Therefore, all local variables are in scope throughout the entire function in which they were declared.
However, in your particular case, there is no C-like language (that I know of) in which each case statement forms an independent scope.
For example, the following C# code will not compile:
switch(someVar) {
case 1:
int a;
break;
case 2:
int a; //'a' is already defined
break;
}
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