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.

Mar 3, 2015 · 508 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 …

May 8, 2009 · 356 Function pointers in C can be used to perform object-oriented programming in C. For example, the following lines is written in C: String s1 = newString(); s1->set(s1, "hello"); …

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 8, 2010 · The documentation says: constexpr const char* function_name () const noexcept; 6 Returns: If this object represents a position in the body of a function, returns an …

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 …

I'm primarily concerned with giving the user misleading data—for example, reporting the incorrect line number or function as a result of optimization—or taking a performance hit as a result. …

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

Sep 30, 2008 · A function has another property: all calls to a function with the same parameters, should return the same result. A method, on the other hand, is a function that is related to an …

May 5, 2009 · A callback function is a function which is: accessible by another function, and is invoked after the first function if that first function completes A nice way of imagining how a …