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.

What these functions do is that when the function is defined, The function is immediately called, which saves time and extra lines of code (as compared to calling it on a seperate line).

Attention 1: We are not assigning a function to MyClosureObject, further more the result of invoking that function. Be aware of () in the last line. Attention 2: What do you additionally have to know about …

Mar 8, 2012 · 12 The function* type looks like it acts as a generator function for processes that can be iterated. C# has a feature like this using "yield return" see 1 and see 2 Essentially this returns each …

Mar 31, 2026 · I don't think we should downgrade. `mgt.clearMarks is not a function` seems more like the tool that clears the `TODO` list. Let's wait for the update.

Mar 15, 2023 · 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 …

Dec 3, 2008 · The difference is that functionOne is a function expression and so only defined when that line is reached, whereas functionTwo is a function declaration and is defined as soon as its …

Dec 8, 2010 · 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 const char …

Aug 31, 2008 · See What do ** (double star/asterisk) and * (star/asterisk) mean in a function call? for the complementary question about arguments.

May 30, 2010 · What this means is that you have defined a function and you are calling it immediately. This form is useful for information hiding and encapsulation since anything you define inside that …