On Oct 17, 2:46 pm, Marc Guillemot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> it is quite common to write JavaScript code like this:
>
> var foo = function() { ... }
You can do this:
var foo = function foo() { ... }
It's a bit awkward because you have to type the function name twice,
but it works.
> and then to call foo or pass it as parameter to other functions. The
> drawback while debugging is that the function here is an anonymous
> function and it is therefore difficult to identify it.
>
> What about saving information about the "birth name" of the function to
> make debugging easier? This would be the name of the variable to which
> the function was initially assigned.
I don't think that would be a good idea. It adds complexity to the
parser and blurs the idea of what a function name is and where it
comes from.
Hannes
> Cheers,
> Marc.
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