javascript - Chrome console clear assignment and variables

Question

I am learning JavaScript and have been doing a lot of testing in the Chrome console. Even if I clear the console, or use any of the commands I've seen in other threads (localStorage.clear()) any variables I've assigned still show up.

For example, if I do something like var name = "Bob";

I clear and close the console, reopen it, and look for the value of name, it's still Bob.

What's the best way to clear these out?

Answer 1

A simple solution to this problem is to wrap any code that you don't want in the global scope in an immediately-invoked function expression (IIFE). All the variables assigned in the function's scope are deallocated when the function ends:

(function() {

    // Put your code here...

})();

For more info on IIFEs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediately-invoked_function_expression

[Update]

In ES6 you can use blocks (so long as you use let instead of var):

{

    // Put your code here...

}

For more info on blocks: http://exploringjs.com/es6/ch_core-features.html#sec_from-iifes-to-blocks