JavaScript ReferenceError – Assignment to undeclared variable
This JavaScript exception Assignment to undeclared variable occurs in strict-mode If the value has been assigned to an undeclared variable.
Message:
ReferenceError: assignment to undeclared variable "x" (Firefox) ReferenceError: "x" is not defined (Chrome) ReferenceError: Variable undefined in strict mode (Edge)
Error Type:
ReferenceError
Cause of the error: Somewhere in the code, there is an assignment without the var, let or const keyword. When a value is assigned to an undeclared variable this error occurs.
Example 1: In this example, the const keyword is used with the variable assignment, So the error has not occurred.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE HTML><html> <head> </head> <body style="text-align:center;"> <h1 style="color:green;"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <p> JavaScript ReferenceError- Assignment to undeclared variable </p> <button onclick = "Geeks();"> click here </button> <p id="GFG_DOWN"> </p> <script> var el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN"); function GFG() { 'use strict'; const var_1 = "Value assigned without declaration"; } function Geeks() { try { GFG(); el_down.innerHTML = "'Assignment to undeclared variable'"+ "error has not occurred"; } catch(e) { el_down.innerHTML = "'Assignment to undeclared variable'"+ "error has occurred"; } } </script> </body> </html> |
Output:
Example 2: In this Example, the var, let or const keyword is not used with the variable assignment, So the error has occurred.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE HTML><html> <head> </head> <body style="text-align:center;"> <h1 style="color:green;"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <p> JavaScript ReferenceError - Assignment to undeclared variable </p> <button onclick = "Geeks();"> click here </button> <p id="GFG_DOWN"> </p> <script> var el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN"); function GFG() { 'use strict'; var_1 = true; } function Geeks() { try { GFG(); el_down.innerHTML = "'Assignment to undeclared variable'"+ "error has not occurred"; } catch(e) { el_down.innerHTML = "'Assignment to undeclared variable'"+ "error has occurred"; } } </script> </body> </html> |
Output:
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