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Difference between alert() and window.alert()

Can some one explain me the difference between this two as they work exaclty the same way.

4th Apr 2018, 6:08 PM
Mitali
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window in JS is a global object, that means you can access it anywhere throughout your code. So, alert() becomes a global method / function. Therefore, you can call alert function of window object as window.alert() or alert(). The choice is upto you!
4th Apr 2018, 6:13 PM
777
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They both perform the same functuon though personally, I prefer alert()
9th Nov 2019, 10:21 AM
Anthony Kwesi Saah
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4th Apr 2018, 6:11 PM
Bartosz Pieszko
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