Question about primitive data type and reference data type data

[Enrique Tecayehuatl]

I have seen some definitions about the reference data types which means they are pointing to a location in memory, but I am in doubt because I know the primitive data are stored in memory (but not to point to anything), the only difference is that primitive data are not pointing to a location in memory (but they use memory space), so is it possible to say we are using a memory space but not pointing to it in primitive data type? 

Thanks for answering 

[Nicholas Zakas]

I'm assuming this question is in relation to the Principles of Object-Oriented Javascript book? (I've written a bunch, so it helps to know which you are referencing.)

Every variable has a memory space and a value stored in that memory space. Primitive values store the actual value in their memory space while reference values store a pointer to some other location in memory (in other languages, that location is in the heap, in JS it's just some separate location).

On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 4:00 PM Enrique Tecayehuatl <kink...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have seen some definitions about the reference data types which means they are pointing to a location in memory, but I am in doubt because I know the primitive data are stored in memory (but not to point to anything), the only difference is that primitive data are not pointing to a location in memory (but they use memory space), so is it possible to say we are using a memory space but not pointing to it in primitive data type? 

Thanks for answering 

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[Enrique Tecayehuatl]

Yeah, I was talking about to that book, sorry for not including the name, I didn't know you has written a bunch of book, thank you for clarify my doubt, I will be asking a lot here :)