Correction suggested by Guffa: The function is executed right after it's created, not after it is parsed. The entire script block is parsed before any code in it is executed. Also, parsing code …

508 It's all about variable scoping. Variables declared in the self executing function are, by default, only available to code within the self executing function. This allows code to be written without …

357 Function pointers in C can be used to perform object-oriented programming in C. For example, the following lines is written in C:

Dec 8, 2010 · About __func__: "The identifier __func__ is implicitly declared by the translator as if, immediately following the opening brace of each function definition, the declaration: static …

If a function is constructable, it can be called with new, i.e. new User(). If a function is callable, it can be called without new (i.e. normal function call). Functions created through function …

May 30, 2010 · What this means is that you have defined a function and you are calling it immediately. This form is useful for information hiding and encapsulation since anything you …

When called within VBA the function will return a range object, but when called from a worksheet it will return just the value, so set test = Range("A1") is exactly equivalent to test = …

I have a function whose structure is similar to the above. I want to abstract task 3 into a function, bar(), but I wish to limit the access of this function to only within the scope of foo(a).

Jun 2, 2011 · I am trying to search how to pass parameters in a Bash function, but what comes up is always how to pass parameter from the command line. I would like to pass parameters …

It was attempted to call a value like a function, but the value is not actually a function. Some code expects you to provide a function, but that didn't happen.