Microsoft® JScript™ var Statement | Language Reference Version 1

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##### Description

> Declares a variable.

##### Syntax

> var variable [ = value ] [, variable2 [ = value2], ...]

> The var statement syntax has the following parts:

> Part | Description
> variable, variable2 | The names of the variables being declared.
> value, value2 | The initial value assigned to the variable.

##### Remarks

> Use the var statement to declare variables. These variables can be assigned values at declaration or later in your script. Examples of declaration follow:

> >     var index;
> >     var name = "Thomas Jefferson";
> >     var answer = 42, counter, numpages = 10;

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