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JavaScript

Michael Bianchi
Michael Bianchi
2,488 Points
Posted by Michael Bianchi
Michael Bianchi
2,488 Points

How do I execute a function that takes in an Object's parameters in JavaScript?

I have a constructor function that looks like this:

anArray = ["red","blue","green"]; var dataSet = function (int1, int2, int3); var setOne = new dataSet(1, 2, 3);

var firstFunction = function(){ for(var x = 0; x < anArray.length; x++){ // apply second function to anArray[x] if the user types an element // in that array. } }

erdragerdragsson
erdragerdragsson
Courses Plus Student 5,887 Points

i formatted the code so it has syntax highlight

var anArray = [
    "red",
    "blue",
    "green"
]; 

var dataSet = function (int1, int2, int3); 
var setOne = (1, 2, 3);

var firstFunction = function(){ 
for(var x = 0; x < anArray.length; x++) { // apply second function to anArray[x] if the user types an element // in that array.      }
}

2 Answers

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hey Michael,

All you need to do to be able to pass in parameters to a function is put at least one placeholder variable (you can name it practically whatever you want) inside the parenthesis when you create the function like so:

var myFunction = function  (placeholder) { 
}

In the above example, placeholder is a placeholder variable that will take the place of whatever you pass into the function. So, if you pass in anArray like you have above:

myFunction(anArray);

When anArray gets passed into myFunction, the variable placeholder becomes a reference to anArray. That means you can now iterate over the array placeholder, and then do something like log the contents of the array to the console:

anArray = ["red","blue","green"]; 
var firstFunction = function (array) {
for (var x = 0; x < array.length; x += 1) {
console.log(array[x]);
}
}
//put the contents of "anArray" into the placeholder "array" which is named in firstFunction
firstFunction(anArray);

There are other ways to pass in arguments to a function without declaring placeholder variables such as using the arguments keyword, but I won't go over any of those right now because it is likely to confuse you at this point in time.

Michael Bianchi
Michael Bianchi
2,488 Points
Michael Bianchi
Michael Bianchi
2,488 Points

Thank you very much! I was stuck on this for days now. I voted you best answer. And thanks for syntax highlighting my crap, Mr. Erdrag (lol)!