how does a function create a closure 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));
console.log(add10(2));
Example 2: closure in javascript
function makeFunc() {
var name = 'Mozilla';
function displayName() {
alert(name);
}
return displayName;
}
var myFunc = makeFunc();
myFunc();
Example 3: closure in javascript
var counter = (function() {
var privateCounter = 0;
function changeBy(val) {
privateCounter += val;
}
return {
increment: function() {
changeBy(1);
},
decrement: function() {
changeBy(-1);
},
value: function() {
return privateCounter;
}
};
})();
console.log(counter.value());
counter.increment();
counter.increment();
console.log(counter.value());
counter.decrement();
console.log(counter.value());