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JavaScript Datatypes
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JavaScript has 8 Datatypes

A JavaScript variable can hold 8 types of data:

Type Description

String A text of characters enclosed in quotes

Number A number representing a mathematical value

Bigint A number representing a large integer

Boolean A data type representing true or false

Object A collection of key-value pairs of data

Undefined A primitive variable with no assigned value

Null A primitive value representing object absence

Symbol A unique and primitive identifier

Examples

// String
let color = "Yellow";
let lastName = "Johnson";

// Number
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// BigInt
let x = 1234567890123456789012345n;
let y = BigInt(1234567890123456789012345)

// Boolean
let x = true;
let y = false;

// Object
const person = {firstName:"John", lastName:"Doe"};

// Array object
const cars = ["Saab", "Volvo", "BMW"];

// Date object
const date = new Date("2022-03-25");

// Undefined
let x;
let y;

// Null
let x = null;
let y = null;

// Symbol
const x = Symbol();
const y = Symbol();

The typeof Operator

You can use the JavaScript typeof operator to find the type of a JavaScript variable.

The typeof operator returns the type of a variable or an expression:

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typeof "" // Returns "string"
typeof "John" // Returns "string"
typeof "John Doe" // Returns "string"

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Example

typeof 0 // Returns "number"

typeof 314 // Returns "number"
typeof 3.14 // Returns "number"
typeof (3) // Returns "number"
typeof (3 + 4) // Returns "number"

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JavaScript Strings
A string (a text string) is a series of characters like "John Doe".

Strings are written with quotes. You can use single or double quotes:

Example

// Using double quotes:

let carName1 = "Volvo XC60";

// Using single quotes:

let carName2 = 'Volvo XC60';

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You can use quotes inside a string, as long as they don't match the quotes surrounding the
string:

Example

// Single quote inside double quotes:

let answer1 = "It's alright";

// Single quotes inside double quotes:

let answer2 = "He is called 'Johnny'";

// Double quotes inside single quotes:

let answer3 = 'He is called "Johnny"';

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You will learn a lot more about JavaScript Strings later in this tutorial.

JavaScript Numbers
All JavaScript numbers are stored as decimal numbers (floating point).

Numbers can be written with, or without decimals:

Example

// With decimals:
let x1 = 34.00;

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// Without decimals:
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Exponential Notation
Extra large or extra small numbers can be written with scientific (exponential) notation:

Example

let y = 123e5; // 12300000

let z = 123e-5; // 0.00123

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JavaScript Booleans
JavaScript booleans can only have one of two values: true or false

The boolean value of an expression is the basis for JavaScript comparisons.

Given that x = 5, the table below explains comparison:

Description Expression Returns

Equal to (x == 8) false

Not equal to (x != 8) true

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Example

let x = 5;

(x == 8); // equals false

(x != 8); // equals true

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All JavaScript comparison operators (like ==, !=, <, >) return true or false from the comparison.

Datatype undefined
In computer programs, variables are often declared without a value. The value can be
something that has to be calculated, or something that will be provided later, like user input.

A variable without a value has the datatype undefined .

A variable without a value also has the value undefined .

Example

let carName;

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An empty string has both a legal value and a type.

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let car = ""; // The value is "", the typeof is "string"

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In JavaScript, what is the data type of the following variable?
let x = 7.5

Decimal

Number

Integer

Float

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