Javascript Closures Explained (With Examples)

One of the most important, but often misunderstood concepts in javascript is closures. Understanding closures unlocks programming patterns that would be difficult to use otherwise. In this post, we will understand what closures are, and go through a few examples to solidify our understanding of them. The Lifecycle Of A Function First, let’s take a look at a simple function: function getValue(){ var a = 1 var b = 2 return a + b } var val = getValue() console....

 · Soham Kamani