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Ryan Codes
14,888 Pointswhat is the purpose of initializing functions within a document.ready function?
can someone explain to me what is the purpose of initializing functions within a document.ready function such as below:
$(function() {
function initScripts() {
$(document).ready(function(){
exampleFunction1();
exampleFunction2();
});
)}//end all scripts
1 Answer
Lucas Santos
19,315 PointsIt ensures that everything on the page is loaded before the function is executed. That is so there is no problems or conflicts of any sort.
A good example would be if you tried to manipulate an element but the element was not yet loaded on the page when the function was called causing problems.