JavaScript syntax

avaScript is a programming language. Grammar rules define the structure of a language.

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JavaScript Syntax

JavaScript is a scripting language.

It is a lightweight, yet powerful programming language.

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JavaScript Literal

In a programming language, a literal is a constant, as in 3.14.

Number literal can be an integer or a decimal, or scientific notation (e).

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String literal You can use single quotes or double quotes:

     
  
andy
   

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Expression literals are used for calculations:

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Array (Array) literals define an array:

[40, 100, 1, 5, 25, 10]

Object literal defines an object:

{firstName: "John", lastName:"Doe", age:50, eyeColor:"blue"}

Function (Function) literal defines a function:

function myFunction(a, b ) { return a * b;}

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#JavaScript Variable

In programming languages, variables are used to store data values. A variable is a name. A literal is a value.

JavaScript uses the keyword var to define variables and the equal sign to assign values to variables:

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JavaScript Operator

JavaScript uses arithmetic operators to calculate values:

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JavaScript uses assignment operators to variables Assignment:

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The JavaScript language has many types of operators:

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JavaScript Statement

In HTML, a JavaScript statement is a command issued to the browser.

Statements are separated by semicolons:

x = 5 + 6;
y = x * 10;

JavaScript keywords

JavaScript statements usually begin with keywords. The var keyword tells the browser to create a new variable:

var x = 5 + 6;
var y = x * 10;

JavaScript Keywords

Like any other programming language, JavaScript reserves some keywords for its own use.

JavaScript also reserves some keywords that are not used in the current language version, but will be used in future JavaScript extensions.

JavaScript keywords must begin with a letter, an underscore (_), or a dollar sign ($).

Following characters can be letters, numbers, underscores or dollar signs (numbers are not allowed to appear as the first character, so that JavaScript can easily distinguish keywords and numbers).

The following are the most important reserved words in JavaScript (in alphabetical order):

Type Instance Description Assignment, arithmetic and bitwise operators = + - * / Description in JS operators Conditional, comparison and logical operators == != < > Comparison in JS Operators are described in

abstract	else	instanceof	super
boolean	enum	int	switch
break	export	interface	synchronized
byte	extends	let	this
case	false	long	throw
catch	final	native	throws
char	finally	new	transient
class	float	null	true
const	for	package	try
continue	function	private	typeof
debugger	goto	protected	var
default	if	public	void
delete	implements	return	volatile
do	import	short	while
double	in	static	with

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JavaScript 对大小写敏感。

JavaScript 对大小写是敏感的。

当编写 JavaScript 语句时，请留意是否关闭大小写切换键。

函数 getElementById 与 getElementbyID 是不同的。

同样，变量 myVariable 与 MyVariable 也是不同的。