Scoping rules(范围规则)
Main difference is scoping rules.
(主要区别是作用域规则。)
Variables declared by var
keyword are scoped to the immediate function body (hence the function scope) while let
variables are scoped to the immediate enclosing block denoted by { }
(hence the block scope).(var
关键字声明的变量的作用域范围是立即函数主体(因此,函数作用域),而let
变量的作用域范围是由{ }
表示的直接封闭块(因此,块作用域)。)
function run() {
var foo = "Foo";
let bar = "Bar";
console.log(foo, bar);
{
let baz = "Bazz";
console.log(baz);
}
console.log(baz); // ReferenceError
}
run();
The reason why let
keyword was introduced to the language was function scope is confusing and was one of the main sources of bugs in JavaScript.
(将let
关键字引入该语言的原因是函数范围令人困惑,并且是JavaScript中错误的主要来源之一。)
Take a look at this example from another stackoverflow question :
(从另一个stackoverflow问题看这个示例:)
var funcs = [];
// let's create 3 functions
for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
// and store them in funcs
funcs[i] = function() {
// each should log its value.
console.log("My value: " + i);
};
}
for (var j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
// and now let's run each one to see
funcs[j]();
}
My value: 3
was output to console each time funcs[j]();
(My value: 3
每次funcs[j]();
都输出到控制台My value: 3
funcs[j]();
)
was invoked since anonymous functions were bound to the same variable.(由于匿名函数绑定到同一变量,因此被调用。)
People had to create immediately invoked functions to capture correct value from the loops but that was also hairy.
(人们必须创建立即调用的函数以从循环中捕获正确的值,但这也很麻烦。)
Hoisting(吊装)
While variables declared with var
keyword are "hoisted" to the top of the block which means they are accessible in their enclosing scope even before they are declared:
(尽管使用var
关键字声明的变量被“提升”到块的顶部,这意味着即使在声明它们之前,也可以在其封闭范围内访问它们:)
function run() {
console.log(foo); // undefined
var foo = "Foo";
console.log(foo); // Foo
}
run();
let variables are not initialized until their definition is evaluated.
(在评估其定义之前,不初始化let变量。)
Accessing them before the initialization results in a ReferenceError
.(在初始化之前访问它们会导致ReferenceError
。)
Variable said to be in "temporal dead zone" from the start of the block until the initialization is processed.(从块的开始到初始化处理之前,变量都处于“临时死区”。)
function checkHoisting() {
console.log(foo); // ReferenceError
let foo = "Foo";
console.log(foo); // Foo
}
checkHoisting();
Creating global object property(创建全局对象属性)
At the top level, let
, unlike var
, does not create a property on the global object:
(在顶层, let
与var
不同,不会在全局对象上创建属性:)
var foo = "Foo"; // globally scoped
let bar = "Bar"; // globally scoped
console.log(window.foo); // Foo
console.log(window.bar); // undefined
Redeclaration(重新声明)
In strict mode, var
will let you re-declare the same variable in the same scope while let
raises a SyntaxError.
(在严格模式下, var
使您可以在同一范围内重新声明相同的变量,而let
引发SyntaxError。)
'use strict';
var foo = "foo1";
var foo = "foo2"; // No problem, 'foo' is replaced.
let bar = "bar1";
let bar = "bar2"; // SyntaxError: Identifier 'bar' has already been declared