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JavaScript jQuery Basics Introducing jQuery jQuery vs. JavaScript

Posted by vamosrope14
vamosrope14
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What's a callback function?

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1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

A "callback" is a function that is passed as an argument to another function. Then, at some point, the code in the other function will call the one passed to it.