Name
Function — a JavaScript function
Availability
JavaScript 1.0; JScript 1.0; ECMAScript v1
Inherits from/Overrides
Inherits from Object
Synopsis
functionfunctionname(argument_name_list) // Function definition statement {body} function (argument_name_list) {body} // Unnamed function literal; JavaScript 1.2functionname(argument_value_list) // Function invocation
Constructor
new Function(argument_names...,body) // JavaScript 1.1 and later
Arguments
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argument_names... Any number of string arguments, each naming one or more arguments of the Function object being created.
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body A string that specifies the body of the function. It may contain any number of JavaScript statements, separated with semicolons, and may refer to any of the argument names specified by previous arguments to the constructor.
Returns
A newly created Function object. Invoking the function executes the
JavaScript code specified by body.
Throws
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SyntaxError Indicates that there was a JavaScript syntax error in the
bodyargument or in one of theargument_namesarguments.
Properties
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arguments[] An array of arguments that were passed to the function. Deprecated.
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caller A reference to the Function object that invoked this one, or
nullif the function was invoked from top-level code. Deprecated.-
length The number of named arguments specified when the function was declared.
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prototype An object which, for a constructor function, defines properties and methods shared by all objects created with that constructor function. ...