Top "Anonymous-function" questions

Anonymous functions use a block of code as a value, defining it as an inline function without a name.

Why do you need to invoke an anonymous function on the same line?

I was reading some posts about closures and saw this everywhere, but there is no clear explanation how it works …

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How to sort with lambda in Python

In Python, I am trying to sort by date with lambda. I can't understand my error message. The message is: &…

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How can I pass a reference to a function, with parameters?

Possible Duplicate: How can I pre-set arguments in JavaScript function call? (Partial Function Application) I need to able to pass …

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Is it valid to define functions in JSON results?

Part of a website's JSON response had this (... added for context): {..., now:function(){return(new Date).getTime()}, ...} Is adding anonymous …

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removeEventListener on anonymous functions in JavaScript

I have an object that has methods in it. These methods are put into the object inside an anonymous function. …

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Best way to run a simple function on a new Thread?

I have two functions that I want to run on different threads (because they're database stuff, and they're not needed …

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How to removeEventListener that is addEventListener with anonymous function?

function doSomethingWith(param) { document.body.addEventListener( 'scroll', function() { document.write(param); }, false ); // An event that I want to remove later } …

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Explain the encapsulated anonymous function syntax

Summary Can you explain the reasoning behind the syntax for encapsulated anonymous functions in JavaScript? Why does this work: (function(){})(); …

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javascript: recursive anonymous function?

Let's say I have a basic recursive function: function recur(data) { data = data+1; var nothing = function() { recur(data); } nothing(); } How …

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