Chapter 3. The Building Blocks: Data Types, Literals, and Variables
3.1 Data Types
A program can do many things, including calculations, sorting names, preparing phone lists, displaying images, validating forms, ad infinitum. But to do anything, the program works with the data that is given to it. Data types specify what kind of data, such as numbers and characters, can be stored and manipulated within a program. JavaScript supports a number of fundamental data types. These types can be broken down into two categories, primitive data types and composite data types.
3.1.1 Primitive Data Types
Primitive data types are the simplest building blocks ...
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