Understanding Datatypes in JavaScript
JavaScript is a dynamic programming language. It means you don't have to declare the type of a variable at the time of declaration, it's type will be determine automatically at the time of program execution i.e at run-time. This is the reason you can have the same variable for different types.
Javascript Dynamic typing Example
<script>
var x = 42; // here, x is a Number
var x = "DOT NET TRICKS"; // here, x is a String
var x = true; // here, x is a Boolean
var x = {name:'John', age:34}; // here, x is an Object
</script>
JavaScript Data types
Typically, JavaScript has two types of data types : Primitive and Non-Primitive(Objects).
The typeof Operator
JavaScript typeof operator is used to find the type of a JavaScript variable.
<script>
typeof "John" // returns string
typeof 3.14 // returns number
typeof Infinity; // returns number
typeof NaN; // returns number
typeof false // returns Boolean
typeof null // returns object and this is bug in ECMA script5
typeof [1,2,3,4] // returns object
typeof {name:'John', age:34} // returns object
typeof function(){} // returns function
typeof /^[0-9]$/I // returns object
var d = new Date();
typeof d // returns object
</script>
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