javascript - Does node.js support the 'let' statement?

Question

Does node.js support a let statement something like what's described on MDN??

var x = 8,
    y = 12;

let ( x = 5, y = 10) {
    return x + y;
} //15

If not, is there a way to duplicate the functionality with a self-executing anonymous function or something?

And/or is there another js environment that

1. has let and and
2. has a REPL, as node does? Rhino?

EDIT:

This question was asked quite a while ago. As of now, late 2015, the answer is "Yes, yes it does". Harmony features were included by default in io.js 3.3, and have been recently brought back to node.js with the 4.x release.

Answer 1

Yes, you can use let within node.js, however you have to run node using the optional --harmony flag. Try the following test.js:

"use strict"
var x = 8,
    y = 12;

{ let x = 5, y = 10; console.log(x + y); }

console.log(x + y);

And then run the file node --harmony test.js which results in:

15
20

I would not recommend using this in an important production application, but the functionality is available now.