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Function in if

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Look at the code. What will be the result of the call at the last line?

let phrase = "Hello";

if (true) {
  let user = "John";

  function sayHi() {
    alert(`${phrase}, ${user}`);
  }
}

sayHi();

The result is an error.

The function sayHi is declared inside the if, so it only lives inside it. There is no sayHi outside.

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