In what scope are module variables stored in node.js?

Question

When I do this in my node.js module:

var abc = \'123\';

Where does it go? And by this I mean: in the browser it goes in window.abc

Answer 1

Node has a module scope, so var abc = '123' in a module will create a variable which is scoped to (and therefore, reachable only for code in) that module.

See also http://nodejs.org/api/globals.html#globals_global