Learning AngularJS

Understanding JavaScript Data Types

JavaScript uses data types to determine how to handle data that is assigned to a variable. The variable type determines what operations you can perform on the variable, such as looping or executing. The following list describes the types of variables that you will most commonly work with in this book:

■ String: This data type stores character data as a string. The character data is specified by either single or double quotes. All the data contained in the quotes will be assigned to the string variable. For example:

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var myString = 'Some Text';var anotherString = 'Some More Text';

■ Number: This data type stores the data as a numerical value. Numbers are useful in counting, calculations, ...