A function of that nature can be called at any time, anywhere. jQuery (a library built on Javascript) has built in functions that generally required the DOM to be fully rendered before being called.

Mar 3, 2015 · 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 …

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

Nov 25, 2014 · I have seen the use of %>% (percent greater than percent) function in some packages like dplyr and rvest. What does it mean? Is it a way to write closure blocks in R?

May 8, 2009 · 356 Function pointers in C can be used to perform object-oriented programming in C. For example, the following lines is written in C: String s1 = newString(); s1->set(s1, "hello"); …

May 15, 2015 · For the meaning of the operator %>% you might want to consider this question: What does %>% function mean in R? Note that the same operator would also work with the …

May 5, 2009 · A callback function is a function which is: accessible by another function, and is invoked after the first function if that first function completes A nice way of imagining how a …

Aug 19, 2008 · A Lambda Function, or a Small Anonymous Function, is a self-contained block of functionality that can be passed around and used in your code. Lambda has different names in …

Feb 27, 2011 · The easiest way is to use math.factorial (available in Python 2.6 and above): import math math.factorial(1000) If you want/have to write it yourself, you can use an iterative …

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 = …