The function
keyword can be used to define a function inside an expression.
You can also define functions using the Function
constructor and a function declaration.
The function
keyword can be used to define a function inside an expression.
You can also define functions using the Function
constructor and a function declaration.
The expression is not allowed at the start of a statement.
function (param0) { statements } function (param0, param1) { statements } function (param0, param1, /* … ,*/ paramN) { statements } function name(param0) { statements } function name(param0, param1) { statements } function name(param0, param1, /* … ,*/ paramN) { statements }
You can also create functions using the arrow function syntax.
name
Optional
The function name. Can be omitted, in which case the function is anonymous. The name is only local to the function body.
paramN
Optional
The name of an argument to be passed to the function.
statements
Optional
The statements which comprise the body of the function.
A function expression is very similar to and has almost the same syntax as a function declaration (see function
statement for details). The main difference between a function expression and a function declaration is the function name, which can be omitted in function expressions to create anonymous functions.
A function expression can be used as an IIFE (Immediately Invoked Function Expression) which runs as soon as it is defined. See also the chapter about functions for more information.
Function expressions in JavaScript are not hoisted, unlike function declarations. You can't use function expressions before you create them:
console.log(notHoisted); // undefined // even though the variable name is hoisted, the definition isn't. so it's undefined. notHoisted(); // TypeError: notHoisted is not a function var notHoisted = function () { console.log('bar'); };
If you want to refer to the current function inside the function body, you need to create a named function expression. This name is then local only to the function body (scope). This also avoids using the non-standard arguments.callee
property.
const math = { factit: function factorial(n) { console.log(n) if (n <= 1) { return 1; } return n * factorial(n - 1); } }; math.factit(3) //3;2;1;
The variable to which the function expression is assigned will have a name
property. The name doesn't change if it's assigned to a different variable. If function name is omitted, it will be the variable name (implicit name). If function name is present, it will be the function name (explicit name). This also applies to arrow functions (arrows don't have a name so you can only give the variable an implicit name).
const foo = function () {}; foo.name // "foo" const foo2 = foo; foo2.name // "foo" const bar = function baz() {}; bar.name // "baz" console.log(foo === foo2); // true console.log(typeof baz); // undefined console.log(bar === baz); // false (errors because baz == undefined)
The following example defines an unnamed function and assigns it to x
. The function returns the square of its argument:
const x = function (y) { return y * y; };
More commonly it is used as a callback:
button.addEventListener('click', function (event) { console.log('button is clicked!'); })
An anonymous function is created and called:
(function () { console.log('Code runs!'); })(); // or !function () { console.log('Code runs!'); }();
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3 |
3 |
1 |
4.4 |
18 |
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10.1 |
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1.0 |
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0.10.0 |
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52 |
No |
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58 |
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7.0 |
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