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Javascript Functions Quick References

JavaScript Functions Cheat Sheet

Function Declaration

Syntax

function functionName(parameters) {
  // Function body
  return result;
}
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Example

function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}

console.log(greet('World'));
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Function Expression

Syntax

const functionName = function(parameters) {
  // Function body
  return result;
};
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Example

const greet = function(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
};

console.log(greet('World'));
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Arrow Function

Syntax

const functionName = (parameters) => {
  // Function body
  return result;
};
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Example

const greet = (name) => `Hello, ${name}!`;

console.log(greet('World'));
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Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE)

Syntax

(function() {
  // Function body
})();
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Example

(function() {
  console.log('IIFE executed');
})();
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Function Parameters and Arguments

Example

function addNumbers(a, b) {
  return a + b;
}

console.log(addNumbers(5, 10)); // Output: 15
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