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JavaScript Function returns twice but is only called once

I tried to figure out the problem but this code logs twice. It logs John before the delay and "Robert" after the delay.

let myName = 'John';
delayer();
myName = 'Robert';
function delayer() {
    console.log(myName);
    setTimeout(() => console.log(myName), 1500)
}
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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() => console.log(myName) is the same as function() { return console.log(myName); }.[1]

The resulting function reference is passed to setTimeout which arranges to call it after the specified delay. setTimeout doesn't wait for the delay to occur before returning. It returns immediately. So myName has been changed by the time the anonymous function has been called.


  1. There are differences between the two approaches as itemized in the first link, but they don't come into play here.
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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