Javascript – way to define symbolic constants in Javascript

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I searched if JavaScript offers a mean to define symbolic constants, but didn't find anything. Did I miss something ?

Is it a common practices to use const var instead ?

var const MAXIMUM_VALUE = 100; 

Thanx.

Best Answer

const is not supported by IE, so if you want to support IE that is out of the question.

As far as I know, and the best way of doing this to keep it simple is to just have a naming convention for your constants like the ever-popular ALL UPPERCASE. There are some examples out there to force constants but they are not worth it for the most part. Alternatively, you could use a function:

function myConst() { return 'myValue'; }

This can of course still be overridden but I've seen it used.

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