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---
id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244bf
title: Local Scope and Functions
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cd62NhM'
forumTopicId: 18227
dashedName: local-scope-and-functions
---
# --description--
Variables which are declared within a function, as well as the function parameters, have <dfn>local</dfn> scope. That means they are only visible within that function.
Here is a function `myTest` with a local variable called `loc`.
```js
function myTest() {
var loc = "foo";
console.log(loc);
}
myTest();
console.log(loc);
```
The `myTest()` function call will display the string `foo` in the console. The `console.log(loc)` line will throw an error, as `loc` is not defined outside of the function.
# --instructions--
The editor has two `console.log`s to help you see what is happening. Check the console as you code to see how it changes. Declare a local variable `myVar` inside `myLocalScope` and run the tests.
**Note:** The console will still display `ReferenceError: myVar is not defined`, but this will not cause the tests to fail.
# --hints--
The code should not contain a global `myVar` variable.
```js
function declared() {
myVar;
}
assert.throws(declared, ReferenceError);
```
You should add a local `myVar` variable.
```js
assert(
/functionmyLocalScope\(\)\{.*(var|let|const)myVar[\s\S]*}/.test(
__helpers.removeWhiteSpace(code)
)
);
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
```js
function myLocalScope() {
// Only change code below this line
console.log('inside myLocalScope', myVar);
}
myLocalScope();
// Run and check the console
// myVar is not defined outside of myLocalScope
console.log('outside myLocalScope', myVar);
```
# --solutions--
```js
function myLocalScope() {
// Only change code below this line
var myVar;
console.log('inside myLocalScope', myVar);
}
myLocalScope();
// Run and check the console
// myVar is not defined outside of myLocalScope
console.log('outside myLocalScope', myVar);
```