# VAR vs. CONST

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/var-vs-const/271378
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 22, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/var-vs-const/271378 "2008-09-22T13:56:14Z")
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#### Post date: [September 22, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/var-vs-const/271378/1 "2008-09-22T13:56:14Z")

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Ok, here goes the first prompt: consts are expired at the end of functions?  
And the second one: what’s the real advantage of using it instead of vars?