fix(curriculum): Update JavaScript Variables and Data Types Review (#58679)

Co-authored-by: Jessica Wilkins <67210629+jdwilkin4@users.noreply.github.com>
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- **Floating point**: A floating point number is a number with a decimal point. Examples include 3.14, 0.5, and 0.0001.
- **String**: A string is a sequence of characters, or text, enclosed in quotes. `"I like coding"` and `'JavaScript is fun'` are examples of strings.
- **Boolean**: A boolean represents one of two possible values: `true` or `false`. You can use a boolean to represent a condition, such as `isLoggedin = true`.
- **Undefined and Null**: An undefined value is a variable that has been declared but not assigned a value. A null value is an empty value, or a variable that has intentionally been assigned a value of `null`.
- **Undefined and Null**: An `undefined` value is a variable that has been declared but not assigned a value. A `null` value is an empty value, or a variable that has intentionally been assigned a value of `null`.
- **Object**: An object is a collection of key-value pairs. The key is the property name, and the value is the property value.
Here, the `pet` object has three properties or keys: `name`, `age`, and `type`. The values are `Fluffy`, `3`, and `dog`, respectively.
```js
let pet = {
name: 'Fluffy',
name: "Fluffy",
age: 3,
type: 'dog'
type: "dog"
};
```
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ let pet = {
In this example below, two symbols are created with the same description, but they are not equal.
```js
const crypticKey1= Symbol('saltNpepper');
const crypticKey2= Symbol('saltNpepper');
const crypticKey1= Symbol("saltNpepper");
const crypticKey2= Symbol("saltNpepper");
console.log(crypticKey1 === crypticKey2); // false
```
@@ -63,21 +63,21 @@ let cityName;
- To assign a value to a variable, you can use the assignment operator `=`.
```js
cityName = 'New York';
cityName = "New York";
```
- Variables declared using `let` can be reassigned a new value.
```js
cityName = 'Los Angeles';
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
const cityName = 'New York';
cityName = 'Los Angeles'; // TypeError: Assignment to constant variable.
const cityName = "New York";
cityName = "Los Angeles"; // TypeError: Assignment to constant variable.
```
- Variables declared using `const` find uses in declaring constants, that are not allowed to change throughout the code, such as `PI` or `MAX_SIZE`.
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ let alsoCorrect = "This is also a string";
- Strings are immutable in JavaScript. This means that once a string is created, you cannot change the characters in the string. However, you can still reassign strings to a new value.
```js
let firstName = 'John';
firstName = 'Jane'; // Reassigning the string to a new value
let firstName = "John";
firstName = "Jane"; // Reassigning the string to a new value
```
## String Concatenation in JavaScript
@@ -112,26 +112,26 @@ 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.
```js
let studentName = 'Asad';
let studentName = "Asad";
let studentAge = 25;
let studentInfo = studentName + ' is ' + studentAge + ' years old.';
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.
```js
let message = 'Welcome to programming, ';
message += 'Asad!';
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.
- Another way you can concatenate strings is to use the `concat()` method. This method joins two or more strings together.
```js
let firstName = 'John';
let lastName = 'Doe';
let fullName = firstName.concat(' ', lastName);
let firstName = "John";
let lastName = "Doe";
let fullName = firstName.concat(" ", lastName);
console.log(fullName); // John Doe
```
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ console.log(fullName); // John Doe
- The `console.log()` method is used to log messages to the console. It's a helpful tool for debugging and testing your code.
```js
console.log('Hello, World!');
console.log("Hello, World!");
// Output: Hello, World!
```
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ console.log('Hello, World!');
- 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.
```js
let message = 'Hello, World!'; // first statement ends here
let message = "Hello, World!"; // first statement ends here
let number = 42; // second statement starts here
```
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ 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.
- However, there's a well-known quirk in JavaScript when it comes to `null`. The `typeof` operator returns `object` for `null` values.
```js
let user = null;