{ let text = 'defined'; document.getElementById('out1').textContent = 'inside of the block text is ' + text; } try { document.getElementById('out2').textContent = 'outside of the block text is ' + text; } catch(e) { document.getElementById('out2').textContent = 'outside of the block text is not defined'; }
<div id="out1"></div> <div id="out2"></div>