JavaScript Const


The JavaScript const declarations create variables that cannot be reassigned to some other value or redeclared later. It was introduced in ES2015.

Following is the code for JavaScript const declaration −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   body {
      font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Const example</h1>
<button class="Btn">CLICK HERE</button>
<p class="sample"></p>
<h3>Click the above button to try changing const value</h3>
<script>
   let sampleEle = document.querySelector(".sample");
   const a = 33;
   sampleEle.innerHTML = "a = " + a + "<br>";
   document.querySelector(".Btn").addEventListener("click", () => {
      try {
         a = 44;
      } catch (err) {
         sampleEle.innerHTML += "Error : " + err;
      }
   });
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

On clicking the ‘CLICK HERE’ button to change constant value −


Updated on: 07-May-2020

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