closure definition code example

Example 1: javascript closure

function makeAdder(x) {
  return function(y) {
    return x + y;
  };
}

var add5 = makeAdder(5);
var add10 = makeAdder(10);

console.log(add5(2));  // 7
console.log(add10(2)); // 12

Example 2: javascript closure function example

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

var myFunc = makeFunc();
myFunc();

Example 3: closure

var counter = (function() {  //exposed function references private state (the outer function’s scope / lexical environment) after outer returns. 
 var privateCounter = 0;
 function changeBy(val)   { privateCounter += val; }
 return {  increment: function() {changeBy(1); },
           decrement: function() {changeBy(-1);},
           value: function() {return privateCounter; }
  };
})();

counter.increment(); counter.increment();
counter.decrement();
counter.value();      //  1