Return function in object not working

Question

I'm trying to return an object with a function inside. When I call it, I get an error:

Uncaught TypeError: config.something is not a function

What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix it?

JSFiddle

function config() {
  function something() {
    console.log('something');
  }
  return {
    something: something
  };
}

config.something();

Answer 1

Description

Since config is a function not an object you need to call/execute it, this then returns the object that you can call .something on.

Code for Function

function config() {
  function something() {
    console.log('something');
  }
  return {
    something: something
  };
}

config().something();

Code for Object

var config = {
  something: function() {
    console.log('something');
  }
};

config.something();

More resources:

• https://medium.com/javascript-scene/javascript-factory-functions-vs-constructor-functions-vs-classes-2f22ceddf33e#.eqdstb1l6
• Object vs Class vs Function
• https://medium.com/javascript-scene/javascript-factory-functions-vs-constructor-functions-vs-classes-2f22ceddf33e#.eqdstb1l6
• https://www.google.com/search?q=javascript+functions+vs+objects&oq=javascript+functions+vs+&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.4688j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8