Re: [nodejs] Why the use of (function(){})();

[Naouak]

To sandbox the content of the function.

In javascript the scope is defined by functions.

So by doing that, if your code is well enough written (meaning no "var" forgotten), your code will be correctly sandboxed.

Naouak, Grade 2 de Kobal.
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On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Sadjow Leão <sad...@gmail.com> wrote:

Why the use of (function(){

})();

in the files ?

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[Ryan Schmidt]

On Sep 28, 2012, at 07:20, Sadjow Leão <sad...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Why the use of (function(){
>
> })();
>
> in the files ?

http://benalman.com/news/2010/11/immediately-invoked-function-expression/

[Mark Hahn]

There is a command-line option to turn that off.  I think it is "-b" for "bare"