JavaScript setInterval loop not holding variable

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Published on 2010-03-14T04:33:21Z Indexed on 2010/03/14 5:05 UTC
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Here is my code:

    var showNo = 1;     
    window.setInterval(function() {
          console.log(showNo);
          if(showNo === 1) { var nextNo = 2;  }
          else if(showNo === 2) { var nextNo = 3;  }
          else if(showNo === 3) { var nextNo = 4;  }
          else if(showNo === 4) { var nextNo = 5;  }
          else if(showNo === 5) { var nextNo = 1;  }
          else { var showNo = 1; var nextNo = 2; }

          var showNo = nextNo;
          }, 500);

My question is, why is the showNo variable not holding when the setInterval loop starts? The console displays 'undefined' in the above example. This may be a simple question, but I am trying to teach myself query and this has me stuck..

Any answers would be great.

Thanks.

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