Whenever I see a website on the browser an instance of javascript is running. And I can declare a global variable in the console (DevTools);
var a = 1234567890;
This variable has been declared in global scope such that I can get the value of the variable like so;
> a
1234567890
However, I can also do this;
> window.a
1234567890
Am I understanding it correctly that the window
object is the object that contains all the global variables within the website instance on the browser? If so to what scope does the window object belong? This is confusing me a little bit;
> window
Window {top: Window, window: Window, location: Location, external:, ...}
> window.window
Window {top: Window, window: Window, location: Location, external:, ...}
> window.window.window
Window {top: Window, window: Window, location: Location, external:, ...}
Is the window
object the ultimate global object and does that have an object called window
that refers back to itself?