Basic JavaScript - Global vs. Local Scope in Functions

[joshuasunn]

Console.log returns “T-shirt” shouldn’t it return “sweater” since the local version of the variable is present.

Your code so far

// Setup
const outerWear = "T-Shirt";

function myOutfit() {
  // Only change code below this line
let outerWear = "sweater";
  // Only change code above this line
  return outerWear;
}

myOutfit();
console.log(outerWear)

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Challenge: Basic JavaScript - Global vs. Local Scope in Functions

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[JeremyLT]

You are only changing the value of that variable inside of the function.

[joshuasunn]

Im confused then as to how the function is ran or accessed ? Can you use console.log on a function?

[JeremyLT]

You can use console.log() to see the return value from a function:

console.log(myOutfit());