The const
keyword was introduced in ES6 (2015)
Variables defined with const
cannot be Redeclared
Variables defined with const
cannot be Reassigned
Variables defined with const
have Block Scope
Cannot be Reassigned
A variable defined with the const
keyword cannot be reassigned:
Example
const PI = 3.141592653589793;
PI = 3.14; // This will give an error
PI = PI + 10; // This will also give an error