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 doesn't …

509 It's all about variable scoping. Variables declared in the self executing function are, by default, only available to code within the self executing function. This allows code to be written without concern of …

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 …

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

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 …

If a function is constructable, it can be called with new, i.e. new User(). If a function is callable, it can be called without new (i.e. normal function call). Functions created through function declarations / …

Jul 11, 2016 · How do I create or use a global variable inside a function? How do I use a global variable that was defined in one function inside other functions? Failing to use the global keyword where …

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 …

Nov 2, 2008 · Learn how to pass arguments to addEventListener listener functions effectively in JavaScript with this guide.