- Tags: JS Statement
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Quick Reference
The function statement declares a function to be executed later, when it is called. Functions are objects, and have both properties and methods.
<!-- html element to place output -->
<p id="my_output"></p>
The following creates a function that will output content to the page. But is will only do so once it is called in line 7.
// function
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_output').innerHTML = 'Hello World';
}
// calling the function
my_function();
Output
Hello World
Syntax
function function_name(parameters) {
code to be executed
}
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JAVASCRIPT NOTES:
- When using JavaScript, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- JavaScript is a case-sensitive language; firstName is NOT the same as firstname
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
- JavaScript variables must begin with a letter, $, or _
- JavaScript variables are case sensitive (x is not the same as X)
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