3. Lexical Scope and Closure
Lexical Scope
In JavaScript, lexical scope means that a function uses variables from the place where it was written, not from where it is invoked. In other words, the reference to a variable is resolved upward in the lexical structure of the code.
Practical example
function outerFunction(){ let fruit = 1; function innerFunction(){ console.log(fruit); } innerFunction(); } let fruit = 2; outerFunction(); // will log 1 and not 2
If the inner function does not find the variable in the outer scope, it will look in the global scope. If the same variable exists in both scopes, the inner function will use the one defined in the outer scope before the global one.
Closure
A closure occurs when a function retains access to the variables of the context in which it was created, even after the outer function has finished executing. This allows patterns such as functions that return functions while maintaining private state.
Closure example
function outer(){ let x = 5; function inner(){ console.log(x); } return inner; } const fn = outer(); fn(); // 5
Applications and use cases
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