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 …

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 …

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"); …

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.

Apr 6, 2009 · A function returns a value and a procedure just executes commands. The name function comes from math. It is used to calculate a value based on input. A procedure is a set …

Aug 23, 2012 · In spite of all the answers you already received, it is worth noting that you do not need to write a plugin to use jQuery in a function. Certainly if it's a simple, one-time function, I …

Sep 23, 2008 · How exactly do DLL files work? There seems to be an awful lot of them, but I don't know what they are or how they work. So, what's the deal with them?

Jun 17, 2011 · An @ symbol at the beginning of a line is used for class and function decorators: PEP 318: Decorators Python Decorators - Python Wiki The most common Python decorators …