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0 pointsrecursive1y ago0 comments

Assignment is already an expression, no?

    console.log(x = "hello");

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651y ago

Now try it with a constant:

    console.log(const x = "hello");

Doesn't work.

That's a declaration. That would be cool. Doesn't currently work with let or var either.

651y ago

I think this is basically assigning values to the window object, similar to updating values in any object.

e.g.

    const a = { b: 1 }
    console.log(a.b = 2); // logs 2

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651y ago

Now try it with a constant:

    console.log(const x = "hello");

Doesn't work.

That's a declaration. That would be cool. Doesn't currently work with let or var either.

651y ago

I think this is basically assigning values to the window object, similar to updating values in any object.

e.g.

    const a = { b: 1 }
    console.log(a.b = 2); // logs 2

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse