JS Daily 13 - SetTimeout In For Loop

What is the output of following code?

for(var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
  setTimeout(() => console.log(i), 1000);
}

The output is:

3
3
3

Inside the for loop, we have a setTimeout() invocation. An invocation of setTimeout() means, we are keeping a function ready to be executed at a later point of time. That function is the callback function passed to setTimeout().

In our code, setTimeout() is invoked 3 times due to the 3 iteration of for loop. So 3 functions are now ready to be executed after 1 second. Now, at this moment, what is the state of variable i? The global variable i is sitting with value 3 after exiting from the for loop. After 1 second, all the callback functions are trying to print the value of i, which is now 3. So, we see 3 printed 3 times by the 3 callback function invocations.