A function of that nature can be called at any time, anywhere. jQuery (a library built on Javascript) has built in functions that generally required the DOM to be fully rendered before being called.

Correction suggested by Guffa: The function is executed right after it's created, not after it is parsed. The entire script block is parsed before any code in it is executed. Also, parsing code …

Nov 25, 2014 · I have seen the use of %>% (percent greater than percent) function in some packages like dplyr and rvest. What does it mean? Is it a way to write closure blocks in R?

Dec 29, 2023 · About __func__: "The identifier __func__ is implicitly declared by the translator as if, immediately following the opening brace of each function definition, the declaration: static …

Actually, the above function will be treated as function expression without a name. The main purpose of wrapping a function with close and open parenthesis is to avoid polluting the global …

function foo() {} Note that there’s no semicolon; this is just a function declaration. You would need an invocation, foo(), to actually run the function. Now, when we add the seemingly innocuous …

357 Function pointers in C can be used to perform object-oriented programming in C. For example, the following lines is written in C:

Dec 30, 2015 · Is there a way in Javascript to define a function and immediately call it, in a way that allows it to be reused? I know you can do one-off anonymous functions: (function(i) { var …

Calling the function with () in a return statement executes the function, and returns whatever value was returned by the function. It is similar to calling var x = b();, but instead of assigning the …

Oct 9, 2012 · Can I declare default parameter like function myFunc( a, b=0) { // b is my optional parameter } in JavaScript?