javascripting/problems/scope/problem.md

Learn JavaScript by adventuring around in the terminal.

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# SCOPE

`Scope` is the set of variables, objects, and functions you have access to.

JavaScript has two scopes: `global` and `local`. A variable that is declared outside a function definition is a `global` variable, and its value is accessible and modifiable throughout your program. A variable that is declared inside a function definition is `local`. It is created and destroyed every time the function is executed, and it cannot be accessed by any code outside the function.

Functions defined inside other functions, known as nested functions, have access to their parent function's scope. 

Pay attention to the comments in the code below:

```js
var a = 4;	// a is a global variable, it can be accesed by the functions below

function foo() {
	var b = a * 3;	// b cannot be accesed outside foo function, but can be accesed by functions
					// defined inside foo
	function bar(c) {
	var b = 2;  // another `b` variable is created inside bar function scope
				// the changes to this new `b` variable don't affect the old `b` variable
	console.log( a, b, c );
	}

	bar(b * 4);
}

foo(); // 4, 2, 48
```
IIFE, Immediately Invoked Function Expression, is a common pattern for creating local scopes
example:
```js
	(function(){ // the function expression is surrounded by parenthesis
		// variables defined here
		// can't be accesed outside
	})(); // the function is immediately invoked
```
## The challenge:

Create a file named `scope.js`.

In that file, copy the following code:
```js
var a = 1, b = 2, c = 3;

(function firstFunction(){
	var b = 5, c = 6;

	(function secondFunction(){
		var b = 8;
		
		(function thirdFunction(){
			var a = 7, c = 9;

			(function fourthFunction(){
				var a = 1, c = 8;

			})();
		})();
	})();
})();
```

Use your knowledge of the variables' `scope` and place the following code inside on of the functions in 'scope.js'
so the output is `a: 1, b: 8,c: 6`
```js
console.log("a: "+a+", b: "+b+",c: "+c);
```
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