javascript var declaration within loop
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JavaScript
hello,
/*Test scope problem*/
for(var i=1; i<3; i++){
    //declare variables
    var no = i;
    //verify no
    alert('setting '+no);
    //timeout to recheck 
    setTimeout(function(){
        alert('test '+no);
    }, 500);
}
it alerts "setting 1" and "setting 2" as expected, but after the timeout it outputs "test 2" twice - for some reason the variable "no" is not reset after the first loop...
i've found only an "ugly" workaround...
/*Test scope problem*/
var func=function(no){
    //verify no
    alert('setting '+no);
    //timeout to recheck 
    setTimeout(function(){
        alert('test '+no);
    }, 500);
}
for(var i=1; i<3; i++){
    func(i);
}
Any ideas on how to workaround this problem in a more direct way? or is this the only way?
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