Functions Scope In Javascript

In Pro JavaScript with Mootools book I have found the below line The scoping rules for function expressions are a bit different from function declarations because they depend on

Solution 1:

As per my understanding in first block of code b and c should be global variables

They are, but they won't have values assigned to them until a is called (and until b is called in the case of c).

Here is the fiddle

That code is different. You have var b, which makes b a local variable and not a global.

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var a = function(){ 
   b = function(){ c = function(){ alert("b"); }; };
};
a();
b();
alert(typeof a); 
alert(typeof b); 
alert(typeof c); 

Solution 2:

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