Functions and Variable Environments
Episode 4 : Functions and Variable Environments
Section titled “Episode 4 : Functions and Variable Environments”var x = 1;a();b(); // we are calling the functions before defining them. This will work properly, as seen in Hoisting.console.log(x);
function a() { var x = 10; // local scope because of separate execution context console.log(x);}
function b() { var x = 100; console.log(x);}Outputs:
10
100
1
flowchart TB subgraph GEC["1. Global Execution Context (GEC)"] G_Mem["Memory Phase:x → undefineda → function a() { ... }b → function b() { ... }"] G_Code["Execution Phase:x = 1a() called → New EC created"] end
GEC --> EC_A
subgraph EC_A["2. EC for a()"] A_Mem["Memory Phase:x → undefined"] A_Code["Execution Phase:x = 10console.log(x) → 10EC removed after completion"] end
EC_A --> EC_B
subgraph EC_B["3. EC for b()"] B_Mem["Memory Phase:x → undefined"] B_Code["Execution Phase:x = 100console.log(x) → 100EC removed after completion"] end
EC_B --> Done["4. GEC removedProgram ends"]
style GEC fill:#7c3aed,color:#fff style EC_A fill:#4f46e5,color:#fff style EC_B fill:#6366f1,color:#fff style Done fill:#059669,color:#fffCode Flow in terms of Execution Context
Section titled “Code Flow in terms of Execution Context”- The Global Execution Context (GEC) is created (the big box with Memory and Code subparts). Also GEC is pushed into Call Stack
Call Stack : GEC
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In first phase of GEC (memory phase), variable x:undefined and a and b have their entire function code as value initialized
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In second phase of GEC (execution phase), when the function is called, a new local Execution Context is created. After x = 1 assigned to GEC x, a() is called. So local EC for a is made inside code part of GEC.
Call Stack: [GEC, a()]
- For local EC, a totally different x variable assigned undefined(x inside a()) in phase 1 , and in phase 2 it is assigned 10 and printed in console log. After printing, no more commands to run, so a() local EC is removed from both GEC and from Call stack
Call Stack: GEC
- Cursor goes back to b() function call. Same steps repeat.
Call Stack :[GEC, b()] -> GEC (after printing yet another totally different x value as 100 in console log)
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Finally GEC is deleted and also removed from call stack. Program ends.
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