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Ryan Schmelter
9,710 PointsDo func and arg have meaning themselves?
The way he's wording this makes it seem like func and arg are actually part of JavaScript syntax. Is that the case or can these be named anything here?
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Michael Chambers
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 28,393 PointsHi Elizabeth,
Although it's been a while since you asked this question I figured I'd post an answer for anyone else struggling.
The JS program starts by defining the say function. When say runs, it logs whatever argument you pass through it to the console.
When the exec function runs, it expects the first parameter passed to be a function and the second parameter to be an argument that will be passed into that function. Take a look at the function declaration in the exec function. Running exec(say, 'hi there'); calls the say function then passes 'hi there' into the parameter of the function. In other words the () is there, only within the function.
This is my first forum response and I'm not sure it makes sense, but I hope it helps clear it up haha.
Ezra Siton
12,644 PointsNo. You can use any name. This is only for the semantic (give meaning to vars, functions names) - you can change "func" to "abcde" and "arg" to "wow" or any name you want.
Besides Reserved Words:
In JavaScript you cannot use these reserved words as variables, labels, or function names (3WC)
Elizabeth Chai
9,692 PointsSorry, I am confused. How can he call the function say without adding the () behind it? like shouldn't it be: exec(say(), "Hi There")? Because otherwise wouldn't the results end up as say(Hi There) which doesn't make sense unless browser knows that say is a function? Sorry if i don't make sense...
Axel Perossa
13,930 PointsFor Elizabeth: "say" isn't being called there, it's being passed as an argument to another function, as if it were a number, string, or any other data type. "say()" calls the function, "say" passes it as an argument.