js function inside a function code example

Example 1: function inside function javascript

function getFullName() {
	return getName() + ' ' + getLastName();
  	function getName() {
    	return 'William';
    }
  	function getLastName() {
    	return 'Wallace';
    }
}

console.log(getFullName());
//William Wallace
console.log(typeof getFullName);
//function
console.log(typeof getName);
//undefined
console.log(typeof getLastName);
//undefined

Example 2: closures in javascript

function OuterFunction() {

    var outerVariable = 100;

    function InnerFunction() {
        alert(outerVariable);
    }

    return InnerFunction;
}
var innerFunc = OuterFunction();

innerFunc(); // 100

Example 3: closure in javascript

function makeFunc() {
  var name = 'Mozilla';
  function displayName() {
    alert(name);
  }
  return displayName;
}

var myFunc = makeFunc();
myFunc();