JavaScript Variable Types

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JavaScript supports five different types of variable. These variable types are outlined in the following table together with a brief description of each type:

TypeExampleDescription
booleantrue, falseThe boolean variable is used to record a value of either true or false. Internally this is essentially stored as 1 for true and 0 for false.
number1, -31, 0.023The number variable holds any type of number, either an integer or a real number.