Subj : function expression
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Georg_Maa=DF?= <georg@bioshop.de>
Date : Sat Jan 17 2004 03:57 pm

This works:

js> (function banana(){banana.taste='fruchtig';print(banana.taste);})();
fruchtig 


This fails:

js> function banana(){banana.taste='fruchtig';print(banana.taste);}();
94: SyntaxError: syntax error:
94: function banana(){banana.taste='fruchtig';print(banana.taste);}();
94: ................................................................^ 


Why is this not recognized as function expression? The compiler assumes 
that this is a function declaration, but it is a function expression. If 
this is invalid, how can I detect this from the spac, that this is invalid?

Greetings, Georg
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