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A class can be declared inside a function or a block. In such cases, it is not visible from anywhere else, and instances thereof can only be created within the

You can easily find out the browser type, version, and sometimes the operating system that your visitors are using by checking the userAgent and appVersion properties of the navigator object.

Data members of a class are usually a part of its implementation rather than its interface. They may be replaced when the internal implementation of the class is to be

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