Functions

Functions can be declared in 2 different ways.

Function Declaration

  • Function declarations are hoisted.
    • Hoisted means that it is "pulled up" to the top of the current scope.
    • This means you can call it before it's declared.
sayHello('Kevin') // this works! function sayHello(name) { console.log('Hello, ' + name) }

Function Expression

  • Function expressions are functions which are assigned to a variable.
  • They are NOT hoisted.
    • This means you can not call it before it is declared.
sayHello('Kevin') // this will throw an error! var sayHello = function (name) { console.log('Hello' + name) }