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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Functions Anonymous Functions

Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 Points
Posted by Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 Points

Challenge question #2

Question: On about line 18, make the anonymous function with the code 'window.didExecute = true' execute.

My response:

      var anonymousFunction = (function(){
        window.didExecute = true;})



    </script> ```

2 Answers

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Nazaam,

The code from task1 and 2 are two separate things and it looks like you've tried to combine them.

Task1 code would have been var anonymousFunction = function() {}; An anonymous function that doesn't do anything has been assigned to the variable anonymousFunction

Separately they want you to execute the anonymous function that begins on line 18. To do that you add parentheses at the end of it.

      (function () {
        window.didExecute = true;
      })();

This is an immediately-invoked function expression

Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 Points
Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 Points

Hi Jason,

I tried it this way first, I must of had too few parentheses.

Many Thanks,