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Functions

The Function object provides methods for functions. In JavaScript, every function is actually a Function object.

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Function
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Function.@@hasInstance

The [Symbol.hasInstance]() method of Function instances specifies the default procedure for determining if a constructor function recognizes an object as one of the constructor's instances. It is called by the instanceof operator.
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Function.Function

The Function() constructor creates Function objects. Calling the constructor directly can create functions dynamically, but suffers from security and similar (but far less significant) performance issues as Global_Objects/eval. However, unlike eval (which may have access to the local scope), the Function constructor creates functions which execute in the…
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Function.apply

The apply() method of Function instances calls this function with a given this value, and arguments provided as an array (or an array-like object).
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Function.apply.generic arrays as arguments

ES 5.1: generic array-like object as `arguments`
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Function.bind

The bind() method of Function instances creates a new function that, when called, calls this function with its this keyword set to the provided value, and a given sequence of arguments preceding any provided when the new function is called.
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Function.call

The call() method of Function instances calls this function with a given this value and arguments provided individually.
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Function.length

The length data property of a Function instance indicates the number of parameters expected by the function.
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Function.length.configurable true

Configurable: true
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Function.name

The name data property of a Function instance indicates the function's name as specified when it was created, or it may be either anonymous or '' (an empty string) for functions created anonymously.
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Function.name.configurable true

Configurable: true
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Function.name.inferred names

Inferred names on anonymous functions
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Function.toString

The toString() method of Function instances returns a string representing the source code of this function.
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Function.toString.toString revision

Implements `Function.prototype.toString` revision
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Other
javascript.functions

Generally speaking, a function is a "subprogram" that can be called by code external (or internal, in the case of recursion) to the function. Like the program itself, a function is composed of a sequence of statements called the function body. Values can be passed to a function as parameters, and the function will return a value.
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javascript.functions.arguments

arguments is an array-like object accessible inside functions that contains the values of the arguments passed to that function.
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javascript.functions.arguments.@@iterator

The [Symbol.iterator]() method of Functions/arguments objects implements the iterable protocol and allows arguments objects to be consumed by most syntaxes expecting iterables, such as the spread syntax and Statements/for...of loops. It returns an array iterator object that yields the value of each index in the arguments object.
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javascript.functions.arguments.length

The arguments.length data property contains the number of arguments passed to the function.
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javascript.functions.arrow_functions

An arrow function expression is a compact alternative to a traditional function expression, with some semantic differences and deliberate limitations in usage:
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javascript.functions.arrow_functions.trailing_comma

Trailing comma in parameters
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javascript.functions.block_level_functions

Block-level functions
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javascript.functions.default_parameters

Default function parameters allow named parameters to be initialized with default values if no value or undefined is passed.
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javascript.functions.default_parameters.destructured_parameter_with_default_value_assignment

Destructured parameter with default value assignment
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javascript.functions.default_parameters.parameters_without_defaults_after_default_parameters

Parameters without defaults after default parameters
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javascript.functions.get

The get syntax binds an object property to a function that will be called when that property is looked up. It can also be used in classes.
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javascript.functions.get.computed_property_names

Computed property names
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javascript.functions.method_definitions

Method definition is a shorter syntax for defining a function property in an object initializer. It can also be used in classes.
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javascript.functions.method_definitions.async_methods

Async methods
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javascript.functions.method_definitions.generator_methods_not_constructable

Generator methods are not constructable (ES2016)
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javascript.functions.rest_parameters

The rest parameter syntax allows a function to accept an indefinite number of arguments as an array, providing a way to represent variadic functions in JavaScript.
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javascript.functions.rest_parameters.destructuring

Destructuring rest parameters
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javascript.functions.set

The set syntax binds an object property to a function to be called when there is an attempt to set that property. It can also be used in classes.
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javascript.functions.set.computed_property_names

Computed property names
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Grammar
trailing commas in functions

Trailing comma in function parameters
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javascript.operators.function

The function keyword can be used to define a function inside an expression.
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Operator
trailing comma

Trailing comma in parameters
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javascript.statements.function

The function declaration creates a binding of a new function to a given name.
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Statement
trailing comma in parameters

Trailing comma in parameters
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1+Supported (version) Not supported ※Has note Sub-feature descriptions sourced from MDN Web Docs (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Notes 3 item(s)
Limitation
  • This browser only partially implements this feature
Removed
  • This feature was removed in a later browser version (79)
Implementation note
  • Names for functions defined in a dictionary are properly assigned; however, anonymous functions defined on a var/let variable assignment have blank names.
Notes 2 item(s)
Implementation note
  • The initial implementation of arrow functions in Firefox made them automatically strict. This has been changed as of Firefox 24. The use of `'use strict';` is now required.
  • Before Firefox 39, a line terminator (`\n`) was incorrectly allowed after arrow function arguments. This has been fixed to conform to the ES2015 specification and code like `() \n => {}` will now throw a `SyntaxError` in this and later versions.

Syntax

JAVASCRIPT 
// Default arguments
function greet(name = 'Guest') {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}

// Rest arguments
function sum(...nums) {
  return nums.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
}

sum(1, 2, 3, 4); // 10

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Use cases

  • Using Functions

    The Function object provides methods for functions.

Cautions

  • No specific concerns. Stable across all major browsers.

Accessibility

  • When updating the DOM dynamically, announce important changes to assistive technology with aria-live regions.

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