What are undeclared and undefined variables in JavaScript? Last Updated : 20 Jun, 2023 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report Undefined: It occurs when a variable has been declared but has not been assigned any value. Undefined is not a keyword. Undeclared: It occurs when we try to access any variable that is not initialized or declared earlier using the var or const keyword. If we use 'typeof' operator to get the value of an undeclared variable, we will face the runtime error with the return value as "undefined". The scope of the undeclared variables is always global. For example: Undefined: let geek; undefined console.log(geek) Undeclared: // ReferenceError: myVariable is not defined console.log(myVariable) Example 1: This example illustrates a situation where an undeclared variable is used. javascript function GFG() { // 'use strict' verifies that no undeclared // variable is present in our code 'use strict'; x = "GeeksForGeeks"; } GFG(); // Accessing the above function Output: ReferenceError: x is not defined Example 2: This example checks whether a given variable is undefined or not. JavaScript function checkVar() { let string; if (typeof variable === "undefined") { string = "Variable is undefined"; } else { string = "Variable is defined"; } console.log(string); } checkVar(); OutputVariable is undefined Comment A abhishek7 Follow Improve A abhishek7 Follow Improve Article Tags : JavaScript Web Technologies JavaScript-Questions Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readJavaScript Operators5 min readControl Statements in JavaScript4 min readArray & StringJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readJavaScript Strings5 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readFunction & ObjectFunctions in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript Function Expression3 min readFunction Overloading in JavaScript4 min readObjects in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Object Constructors4 min readOOPObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readClasses and Objects in JavaScript4 min readWhat Are Access Modifiers In JavaScript ?5 min readJavaScript Constructor Method7 min readAsynchronous JavaScriptAsynchronous JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Callbacks4 min readJavaScript Promise4 min readEvent Loop in JavaScript4 min readAsync and Await in JavaScript2 min readException HandlingJavascript Error and Exceptional Handling6 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readHow to create custom errors in JavaScript ?2 min readJavaScript TypeError - Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument1 min readDOMHTML DOM (Document Object Model)9 min readHow to select DOM Elements in JavaScript ?3 min readJavaScript Custom Events4 min readJavaScript addEventListener() with Examples9 min readAdvanced TopicsClosure in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Hoisting6 min readScope of Variables in JavaScript3 min readJavaScript Higher Order Functions7 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min read Like