The global context === window

for CSCI E3, Harvard University author(s): Larry Bouthillier

by DustyWhite

HTML

<div>
    <p>Everything is part of an object: the Global context </p>
    <p>If we delcare a variable or a function in the global context, it doesn't appear to be part of an object. Turns out, the global context, in the browser, is actually the <code>window</code> object.</p>
    <p></p>
    <p>Open the console to see the output.</p>
</div>

CSS

#output{
    width:80%;
    border: 1px solid black;
    padding: 1em;
}

JavaScript

var school = "Harvard";

console.log(`school is ${school}`);               // Harvard
console.log(`window.school is ${window.school}`); // Harvard
console.log(window);