Return function in object not working

Question

I'm trying to return an object with a function inside. When I call it, I get an error:

Uncaught TypeError: config.something is not a function

What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix it?

function config() {
  function something() {
    console.log('something');
  }
  return {
    something: something
  };
}

config.something();

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:45:50Z

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Description

Since config is a function not an object you need to call/execute it, this then returns the object that you can call .something on.

function config() {
  function something() {
    console.log('something');
  }
  return {
    something: something
  };
}

config().something();

var config = {
  something: function() {
    console.log('something');
  }
};

config.something();

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answered Jan 17, 2017 at 2:40

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Thank you for the detailed answer! Do you know of any resources that speak more about this?

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