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title: "Reserved Keywords in Javascript"  
description: "Reserved Keywords in Javascript"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2013-02-13  
updated: 2013-02-13  
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category: "javascript"  
tags: ["javascript"]  
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# Reserved Keywords in Javascript

Hi Guys

What [JavaScript](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/874/how-to-create-watermark-text-for-textbox-by-using-javascript) [keywords](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12899/how-to-spot-if-you-re-optimizing-for-the-wrong-keywords) ([function](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13001/multi-statement-table-valued-user-defined-function-in-sql-server) names, [variables](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/715/php-variables), etc) are reserved?

Thanks!

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

Hi Pravesh!

There are many reserved keywords in JavaScript. Here I given frequently/commonly used keywords.

break\
case\
catch\
continue\
debugger\
default\
delete\
do\
else\
finally\
for\
function\
if\
in\
instanceof\
new\
return\
switch\
this\
throw\
try\
typeof\
var\
void\
while\
with\

I hope it is sufficient for you.


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