Are function declarations inside blocks hoisted differently than var?
In ES6+, function declarations in blocks are hoisted to the block scope, not the function scope. Behavior varied in older engines, so prefer function expressions with const for predictable behavior.
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Because var is function-scoped. There is one i shared by all iterations. By the time the setTimeout callbacks run, the loop has finished and i equals the final value, so all callbacks log that value.
Because let is block-scoped and the spec gives each iteration a fresh binding. Each closure captures its own copy of i, so callbacks log 0, 1, 2 instead of the final value.
Yes. var ignores block boundaries (except function bodies), so a var inside an if is hoisted to the enclosing function or global scope. let and const are block-scoped and do not leak.
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