The latest articles on DEV Community by satyaprasad (@satyaprasad). https://dev.to/satyaprasad https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F323738%2F718002e6-1b75-4432-b3da-5e19856c6982.png https://dev.to/satyaprasad en satyaprasad Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:58:00 +0000 https://dev.to/satyaprasad/javascript-closures-34kl https://dev.to/satyaprasad/javascript-closures-34kl <p>A closure is the combination of a function bundled together (enclosed) with references to its surrounding state (the lexical environment). In other words, a closure gives you access to an outer function’s scope from an inner function. In JavaScript, closures are created every time a function is created, at function creation time. - JavaScript MDN.</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--XDEKTii3--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/z06nuuotgcdld6mfkq9a.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--XDEKTii3--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/z06nuuotgcdld6mfkq9a.PNG" alt="Alt Text"></a></p> <p>These can be used to create Public API to give access with out accessing the parent function</p>