What is an IIFE? | Javascript IIFE Function Expressions Explained

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Web Dev Roadmap for Beginners (Free!): https://bit.ly/DaveGrayWebDevRoadmap What is an IIFE? IIFE is an acronym originally coined by Ben Alman that stands for "Immediately Invoked Function Expression". This tutorial will give multiple examples of IIFEs so you can identify IIFEs and know the reasons for using IIFEs. 🚩 Subscribe ➜ https://bit.ly/3nGHmNn 🚀 JavaScript for Beginners: Full Course (8 hours): https://youtu.be/EfAl9bwzVZk 📺 Javascript Recursion Tutorial: https://youtu.be/Q0alTGQ-lXk 📺 Javascript Ternary Tutorial: https://youtu.be/ib8MHSMwtYg 📺 Javascript Scope Tutorial: https://youtu.be/_E96W6ivHng 📺 Javascipt Closure Tutorial: https://youtu.be/1S8SBDhA7HA What is an IIFE? | Javascript IIFE Functions Explained (00:00) Intro (0:16) IIFE: Immediately Invoked Function Expression (3:06) IIFE Reason 1: Avoid Polluting the Global Object Namespace (5:42) IIFE Reason 2: Create Private Variables & Methods with Closures Reason 3: Namespaces (8:50) IIFE Reason 3a: The Module Pattern (11:06) IIFE Reason 3b: The Revealing Pattern (12:36) IIFE Reason 3c: Injecting a Namespace Corrections: (1:30) The example has the default parameter in the wrong place. It should look like this function myIIFE(num = 0) References: 🔗 Ben Alman Blog Post: http://benalman.com/news/2010/11/immediately-invoked-function-expression/ 🔗 Flavio Copes Blog Post: https://flaviocopes.com/javascript-iife/ 🔗 MDN Web Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/IIFE ✅ Follow Me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/yesdavidgray LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidagray/ Blog: https://yesdavidgray.com Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DaveOnEleven Was this tutorial about Javascript IIFE Function Expressions helpful? If so, please share. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. #javascript #IIFE #tutorial