I have a Javascript module:
const myModule = {
foo: this.initializeFoo(),
initializeFoo(){
// some loops and stuff to create an array
}
}
But I get an error: this.initializeFoo is not a function.
Is there some syntax I need to use to make this work, or is it not possible?
If you only intend to call it once and at the object's creation, then I would opt for a self-executing anonymous function:
const myModule = {
foo: (function () {
// some loops and stuff to create an array
})()
};
Alternatively, you can use arrow syntax instead:
const myModule = {
foo: (() => {
// some loops and stuff to create an array
})()
}
Example snippet:
const myModule = {
foo: (() => {
console.log('Processing');
return Array.apply(null, {length: 10}).map(Number.call, Number);
})()
};
// You can see that 'Processing' is only printed once
console.log(myModule.foo[2]);
console.log(myModule.foo[7]);Declare the initializeFoo() function in outside of the Object
const myModule = {
foo : initializeFoo(),
}
function initializeFoo(){
return 'hi';
//or some loops and stuff to create an array
}
console.log(myModule)If you can use ES6:
class MyModule {
constructor() {
this.initializeFoo();
}
initializeFoo() {
console.log('test');
// some loops and stuff to create an array
}
}
const myModule = new MyModule();
If you need to store the result of initializeFoo():
class MyModule {
constructor() {
this.initializeFoo();
}
initializeFoo(){
console.log('test');
this.initialVal = 2;
}
}
const myModule = new MyModule();
// 'test'
myModule.initialVal
// 2
