Re: Can somebody explain this code

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Tony Johansson wrote:

> I know that functions behave much like variables such as
> var myFunc = function() { alert("This is my anonymous function");}

A misconception.  Instead, the variable “myFunc” is being declared, and 
initialized with (i.e., being assigned as first value) a reference to an 
object, a Function instance.  That object’s “name” property has the value "" 
(as inherited from the Function prototype object); it is an anonymous 
function as it was created with what is commonly called an “anonymous 
function expression” (AFE).  [The right-hand side is equivalent to a 
“lambda” expression, e.g. in Python.]

It is *functionally* equivalent to

  var myFunc;
  myFunc = function () { alert("This is my anonymous function"); };

(In that case, “myFunc” is assigned the “undefined” value first.)

<http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/#sec-variable-statement>
<http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/#sec-function-instances-name>

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Can somebody explain this code "Tony Johansson" <johansson.andersson@telia.com> - 2016-03-23 22:51 +0100
  Re: Can somebody explain this code Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-03-24 20:30 +0100
    Re: Can somebody explain this code Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com> - 2016-03-24 20:19 -0300
      Re: Can somebody explain this code Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-03-27 22:44 +0200
        Re: Can somebody explain this code Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com> - 2016-03-27 18:22 -0300
          Re: Can somebody explain this code Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-03-28 01:07 +0200
            Re: Can somebody explain this code Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com> - 2016-03-27 20:26 -0300
              Re: Can somebody explain this code Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-05-04 05:51 +0200
                Re: Can somebody explain this code "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-05-04 08:55 +0200
                Re: Can somebody explain this code Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com> - 2016-05-07 13:02 -0300

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