JavaScript variable definition: Commas vs. Semicolons
javascript, variables
Solution
No performance benefit, just a matter of personal choice and style.
The first version is just more succinct.
Update:
In terms of the amount of data going over the wire, of course less is better, however you would need a hell of a lot of removed `var` declarations in order to see a real impact.
Minification has been mentioned as something that the first example will help with for better minification, however, as Daniel Vassallo points out in the comments, a good minifier will automatically do that for you anyways, so in that respect no impact whatsoever.
Problem
What are the differences and/or advantages, if any, of using commas when declaring a group of variables rather than semicolons. For example: ``` var foo = 'bar', bar = 'foo'; ``` versus ``` var foo = 'bar'; var bar = 'foo'; ``` I know that if you specify the `var` keyword on the first variable in the first example it persists across all of the variables, so they both produce the same end result regarding scope. Is it just personal preference, or is there a performance benefit to doing it either way?