feat(curriculum): add interactive editors for JS Variables and Datatypes Review (#65305)

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Vîzdoagă Octavio
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ challengeType: 31
dashedName: review-javascript-variables-and-data-types
---
# --description--
# --interactive--
## Working with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
@@ -36,12 +36,16 @@ let pet = {
In this example below, two symbols are created with the same description, but they are not equal.
:::interactive_editor
```js
const crypticKey1= Symbol("saltNpepper");
const crypticKey2= Symbol("saltNpepper");
console.log(crypticKey1 === crypticKey2); // false
```
:::
- **BigInt**: When the number is too large for the `Number` data type, you can use the BigInt data type to represent integers of arbitrary length.
By adding an `n` to the end of the number, you can create a BigInt.
@@ -66,11 +70,16 @@ cityName = "New York";
- Variables declared using `let` can be reassigned a new value.
:::interactive_editor
```js
let cityName = "New York";
cityName = "Los Angeles";
console.log(cityName); // Los Angeles
```
:::
- Apart from `let`, you can also use `const` to declare a variable. However, a `const` variable cannot be reassigned a new value.
```js
@@ -109,6 +118,8 @@ firstName = "Jane"; // Reassigning the string to a new value
- Concatenation is the process of joining multiple strings or combining strings with variables that hold text. The `+` operator is one of the simplest and most frequently used methods to concatenate strings.
:::interactive_editor
```js
let studentName = "Asad";
let studentAge = 25;
@@ -116,16 +127,24 @@ let studentInfo = studentName + " is " + studentAge + " years old.";
console.log(studentInfo); // Asad is 25 years old.
```
:::
- If you need to add or append to an existing string, then you can use the `+=` operator. This is helpful when you want to build upon a string by adding more text to it over time.
:::interactive_editor
```js
let message = "Welcome to programming, ";
message += "Asad!";
console.log(message); // Welcome to programming, Asad!
```
:::
- Another way you can concatenate strings is to use the `concat()` method. This method joins two or more strings together.
:::interactive_editor
```js
let firstName = "John";
let lastName = "Doe";
@@ -133,15 +152,21 @@ let fullName = firstName.concat(" ", lastName);
console.log(fullName); // John Doe
```
:::
## Logging Messages with `console.log()`
- The `console.log()` method is used to log messages to the console. It's a helpful tool for debugging and testing your code.
:::interactive_editor
```js
console.log("Hello, World!");
// Output: Hello, World!
```
:::
## Semicolons in JavaScript
- Semicolons are primarily used to mark the end of a statement. This helps the JavaScript engine understand the separation of individual instructions, which is crucial for correct execution.
@@ -191,6 +216,8 @@ error = "Not Found"; // This would cause an error in C#
- The `typeof` operator is used to check the data type of a variable. It returns a string indicating the type of the variable.
:::interactive_editor
```js
let age = 25;
console.log(typeof age); // "number"
@@ -199,13 +226,19 @@ let isLoggedIn = true;
console.log(typeof isLoggedIn); // "boolean"
```
:::
- However, there's a well-known quirk in JavaScript when it comes to `null`. The `typeof` operator returns `"object"` for `null` values.
:::interactive_editor
```js
let user = null;
console.log(typeof user); // "object"
```
:::
# --assignment--
Review the JavaScript Variables and Data Types topics and concepts.