Function inside an Object return "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier" error

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(function (window) {
    var speakWord = "Hello";
    var HelloSpeaker = {
        function speak(name) {
        console.log(speakWord + " " + name)}
    }
    window.HelloSpeaker = HelloSpeaker
})(window)

I dont know why line "function speak(name) {" returns "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier error"?

You are defining a simple object (HelloSpeaker) that contains a full function definition. If you are trying to assign a function to a variable, that's not how it's done. see this — fnostro
– fnostro, Commented Apr 7, 2022 at 17:17

AnanthDev · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-07 17:15:32Z

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You're assigning a method to the object, you should be doing that like this

{ property: value }, in your case the "value" would be a function

(function(window) {
  var speakWord = "Hello";
  var HelloSpeaker = {
    speak: function(name) {
      console.log(speakWord + " " + name)
    }
  }
  window.HelloSpeaker = HelloSpeaker;
})(window)

window.HelloSpeaker.speak('ananth');

edited Apr 7, 2022 at 17:15

answered Apr 7, 2022 at 17:14

AnanthDev

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