Why does this code output the whole thing instead of 6

Question

Why??
https://code.sololearn.com/Wu1oDWL4JubV/?ref=app

Answer 1

it's because even functions in JavaScript are treated as objects

Answer 2

var aaaa=function(){
return 6;
}
alert(aaaa());

Answer 3

chaoticDawg I know that that will work but I was thinking only this
aaaa="function(){return 6}"
should produce such an output

Answer 4

Morpheus alert(typeof aaaa) is function not object!

Answer 5

Morpheus I'll study this on Google,its confusing

Answer 6

If you wrote the function in the normal standard way:
function aaaa() {
return 6;
};
alert(aaaa);
you'd get the same output in which it prints the entire function instead of the value returned from it.
As @Morpheus stated function is also a valid type in Javascript. The definition of the function is its value. When you don't use the parens () to call the function you will get the functions value, as with any other variable, instead.

Answer 7

☝, that's y functions can behave like variables in JavaScript, or in ur case as a string

Answer 8

looks like it reads the whole thing as a sort of string value and prints it to console.. as var and the variable name isnt printed i could be wrong tho i know nothing about js lol

Answer 9

note that typeof for functions returns function , but functions are treated as objects in JavaScript and can be checked by , using object functions like toString()

Answer 10

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/705173/what-is-meant-by-first-class-object

Answer 11

if we use a variable 'a' it will be a function, if we use a function 'a()' it will be a number(as we return a number in a func), funny:)
https://code.sololearn.com/Wc444i4ExOdk/?ref=app

Answer 12

https://code.sololearn.com/Wkk9pu1e5cx7 check this out
guyz

Answer 13

@Petr we can, why not?

Answer 14

@01ejka sorry, my mistake. JavaScript is not my first and even second language :)

Answer 15

If I'm not mistaking, you can't write a function to a variable in JavaScript