jQuery function it does not get called

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Hello everyone hope you are well.

I am trying to call a function in my jQuery file and for some reason it doesn't get called if I call it from an if statement. However the same function gets called for when I call it using .click().

The if statement works fine.

Here is my jQuery code.

$(document).ready(function () {
    var hello = 1;
    if (hello == 1) {
        console.log("True");
        helloWorld();
    } else {
        console.log("False");
    }
    $('#en').click(helloWorld(pathname));

    function helloWorld() {
        return function () {
            console.log("function called");
        }
    });
});

var hello==1 ? this is a condition should not be var hello = 1? — ius
– ius, Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 12:05

Tom R. · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 12:06:18Z

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You're using

var hello==1;

instead of

var hello=1;

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 12:06

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hsz · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 12:05:25Z

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When assigning hello variable, you test it if it is equal to 1, not assigning 1 to variable. Just try with:

var hello = 1;

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 12:05

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wrivas · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 12:05:21Z

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Your function return another function, if you want to call it, this is the correct way:

helloWorld()();

Or

var myFunc = helloWorld();
myFunc();

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Fabian De Leon · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 12:09:22Z

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Your declaration in variable is wrong.

var hello=1;

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 12:09

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