What is the difference between null and undefined in JavaScript?

In JavaScript, undefined is a type, whereas null an object.

undefined

It means a variable declared, but no value has been assigned a value.

For example,

var demo;
alert(demo); //shows undefined
alert(typeof demo); //shows undefined

null

Whereas, null in JavaScript is an assignment value. You can assign it to a variable.

For example,

var demo = null;
alert(demo); //shows null
alert(typeof demo); //shows object

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Updated on: 02-Jan-2020

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