javascript syntax explained

[jimfog]

This is a javascript code example:

var object = {    'foo': 'bar'},num = 1;

Does num has anything to do with the object creation above?The brackets(I think) mean the end of the declaration of the objectbut the comma after the closing bracket manages to confuse me. So...I little help is needed here.Thanks

[jeffman]

This is one statement that declares and initializes two variables. Compare:

var a;var i = 0;var s = "Hello";

To save space and a VERY small amount of computing time, that can be simplified to this:

var a, i = 0, s = "Hello";

Because JavaScript ignores most line breaks, the code you showed could be written like this:

var object = {'foo': 'bar'}, num = 1;

Which is the same as this:

var object = {'foo': 'bar'};var num = 1;

Edited March 22, 2013 by Deirdre's Dad

[jimfog]

thanks for the explanation...I am not surprised with the answer.