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Ananthula Snigdha
Ananthula Snigdha

Reputation: 11

access outer function variable in inner functions

function Outer(){
var a=10;
function Inner(){
var a = 20;
console.log(a);
}
Inner();
}
Outer();

In this codek I want the inner function to print the value of outer function's a(i.e 10). How do I achieve this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 43

Answers (1)

Stephen Crosby
Stephen Crosby

Reputation: 1261

When you delcare var a = 20; on the fourth line above, you're redeclaring a variable that is already in scope and assigning it a new value. So the new value is what you get. If you remove that declaration, the name a will refer to the variable declaration in the outer scope and you'll get 10.

Upvotes: 1

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