Assignment to global variable

• Jun 07, 2019

Note

The Assignment to global variable code issue is JavaScript specific.

CodeRush Classic shows the Assignment to global variable code issue if a value is assigned to a variable implicitly declared within a function.

Fix

Declare the variable explicitly.

Purpose

Highlights the assignment to a variable implicitly declared within a function, because it often denotes an incomplete code.

Example

C#

function ProcessData(data) {
    date = new Date();
    SaveData(date.getDate(), data);
    textElement = document.getElementById("Info");
    textElement.nodeValue = "DataSaved";
}

Fix:

C#

function ProcessData(data) {
    var date = new Date();
    SaveData(date.getDate(), data);
    var textElement = document.getElementById("Info");
    textElement.nodeValue = "DataSaved";
}