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JavaScript Callback Functions in JavaScript Introduction to Callback Functions Creating an Anonymous Callback Function

Valerie Laughlin
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Valerie Laughlin
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In the app.js file, functionRunner executes a callback, log. Convert log in to an anonymous function and pass the anonym

I am really stuck on this javascript question that seems to have a simple answer.

The exercise is telling me to convert "log" into an anonymous function which I believe is :

function log() {

}

Then I get error messages saying that callback still has a name

I am also confused with how to pass the anonymous function directly to functionRunner

Is it?

function () { functionRunner.log("Hello World!"); }

Thank you for your help

app.js 
function log() {
  console.log("Hello World!");
}

functionRunner(log);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <title></title>
        <link rel='stylesheet' href='styles.css'>
    </head>
    <body>
        <section>
            <p>Open your browser's console to see the results</p>
        </section>
        <script src='runner.js'></script>
        <script src='app.js'></script>
    </body>
</html>
runner.js 
function functionRunner(callback) { 
  callback();
}
gennady
gennady
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Hi, Valerie! An anonymous function looks like:

function() {}

So, as you can see "anonymous" means no name like "log". So, your anonymous function will look like:

function() {console.log("Hello World!");}

And the same function pased to the runner will look like:

functionRunner(function() {
  console.log("Hello World!");
});

8 Answers

jacknoren
jacknoren
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For everyone still having problems with this - just copy and paste my code into the section. 

function log() {
  console.log("Hello World!");
}

functionRunner( () => { 
  console.log("Hello World!"); 
});
Anna Oleszczuk
Anna Oleszczuk
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that works + you can remove the curl braces because you don't need them here.

Josh Morden
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Josh Morden
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Josh Morden
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Josh Morden
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this challenge is bugged.

function log() { console.log("Hello World!"); }

// I convert the above function into an anonymous function and pass it as a parameter.

functionRunner(function () { console.log("Hello World!"); });

Yet it is still flagged as incorrect.

Josh Morden
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Josh Morden
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I found the issue. To pass this task, you need to delete the original, named, function after converting it to an anonymous function and passing it as a parameter. The challenge only asks you to convert the function into an anonymous function and pass it as a parameter, hence the confusion.

Amelia Bosley
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Amelia Bosley
Amelia Bosley
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I can't get this to work either. Either with my own code or with the previous answerer's code.

Max van den Berge
Max van den Berge
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Max van den Berge
Max van den Berge
6,506 Points

It still doesn't work Andrew Chalkley

function functionRunner(callback) { callback(); }

functionRunner(() => console.log("Hello World!"));

Bummer: The callback still has a name!

JQMIGRATE: Migrate is installed with logging active, version 1.4.1 head_vendor-5b9ebdc4a02e1b2e5ee764c861e9bbb31c76ac261c1825fea64a849cc73d8085.js:1185 [bugsnag] Ignoring cross-domain or eval script error. See docs: https://tinyurl.com/y94fq5zm t @ head_vendor-5b9ebdc4a02e1b2e5ee764c861e9bbb31c76ac261c1825fea64a849cc73d8085.js:1185 d3cxv97fi8q177.cloud…58b85e71.min.js:392 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input head_vendor-5b9ebdc4a02e1b2e5ee764c861e9bbb31c76ac261c1825fea64a849cc73d8085.js:1185 [bugsnag] Ignoring cross-domain or eval script error. See docs: https://tinyurl.com/y94fq5zm t @ head_vendor-5b9ebdc4a02e1b2e5ee764c861e9bbb31c76ac261c1825fea64a849cc73d8085.js:1185 d3cxv97fi8q177.cloud…58b85e71.min.js:392 Uncaught SyntaxError:

Unexpected end of input app.js:7 Hello World!