Functions
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Function declarations and expressions in JavaScript
Functions
Function declarations and expressions in JavaScript
// 1. FUNCTION DECLARATIONS (Hoisted)
function greet(name) {
return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
// Function declarations are hoisted (can be called before definition)
console.log(greet("Alice")); // ✅ Works: "Hello, Alice!"
// 2. FUNCTION EXPRESSIONS (Not hoisted)
const greetExpression = function(name) {
return `Hello, ${name}!`;
};
// Anonymous function expression
const square = function(x) {
return x * x;
};
// Named function expression (useful for debugging)
const factorial = function fact(n) {
return n <= 1 ? 1 : n * fact(n - 1);
};
// 3. ARROW FUNCTIONS (ES6+)
const greetArrow = (name) => `Hello, ${name}!`;
const add = (a, b) => a + b;
const getUser = () => ({ name: "John", age: 30 }); // Return object
// Arrow functions don't have their own 'this'
const person = {
name: "Alice",
greet: function() {
setTimeout(() => {
console.log(`Hello, I'm ${this.name}`); // ✅ 'this' refers to person
}, 1000);
}
};
// 4. DEFAULT PARAMETERS
function createUser(name, role = "user", active = true) {
return { name, role, active };
}
createUser("John"); // { name: "John", role: "user", active: true }
createUser("Jane", "admin"); // { name: "Jane", role: "admin", active: true }
// 5. REST PARAMETERS (...args)
function sum(...numbers) {
return numbers.reduce((total, num) => total + num, 0);
}
sum(1, 2, 3); // 6
sum(10, 20, 30, 40); // 100
function logArguments(first, second, ...others) {
console.log(first, second, others);
}
logArguments(1, 2, 3, 4, 5); // 1, 2, [3, 4, 5]
// 6. IMMEDIATELY INVOKED FUNCTION EXPRESSIONS (IIFE)
(function() {
const privateVar = "I'm private";
console.log(privateVar);
})();
// IIFE with parameters
const result = (function(a, b) {
return a + b;
})(5, 10);
// 7. HIGHER-ORDER FUNCTIONS
function calculator(operation, a, b) {
return operation(a, b);
}
const multiply = (x, y) => x * y;
calculator(multiply, 4, 5); // 20
// 8. CLOSURES
function createCounter() {
let count = 0;
return function() {
count++;
return count;
};
}
const counter = createCounter();
counter(); // 1
counter(); // 2
// 9. RECURSION
function fibonacci(n) {
if (n <= 1) return n;
return fibonacci(n - 1) + fibonacci(n - 2);
}
fibonacci(6); // 8
// 10. FUNCTION PROPERTIES
function greetUser(name) {
greetUser.callCount = (greetUser.callCount || 0) + 1;
return `Hello, ${name}! (Called ${greetUser.callCount} times)`;
}
greetUser("Alice"); // "Hello, Alice! (Called 1 times)"
greetUser("Bob"); // "Hello, Bob! (Called 2 times)"
Explanation
Common Use Cases
- Code reusability
- Event handling
- API calls
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Key Takeaways
- Code reusability
- Event handling
- API calls