summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffhomepage
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--javascript.html.markdown13
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/javascript.html.markdown b/javascript.html.markdown
index d408e885..a119be88 100644
--- a/javascript.html.markdown
+++ b/javascript.html.markdown
@@ -291,12 +291,9 @@ myFunction("foo"); // = "FOO"
// Note that the value to be returned must start on the same line as the
// `return` keyword, otherwise you'll always return `undefined` due to
// automatic semicolon insertion. Watch out for this when using Allman style.
-function myFunction()
-{
+function myFunction(){
return // <- semicolon automatically inserted here
- {
- thisIsAn: 'object literal'
- }
+ {thisIsAn: 'object literal'}
}
myFunction(); // = undefined
@@ -310,6 +307,12 @@ setTimeout(myFunction, 5000);
// Note: setTimeout isn't part of the JS language, but is provided by browsers
// and Node.js.
+// Another function provided by browsers is setInterval
+function myFunction(){
+ // this code will be called every 5 seconds
+}
+setInterval(myFunction, 5000);
+
// Function objects don't even have to be declared with a name - you can write
// an anonymous function definition directly into the arguments of another.
setTimeout(function(){