CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptcallback
Eric
Eric

Reputation: 97

I don't quite understand the callback function with a parameter of err or error

I have trouble understanding the callback function with an parameter of err(error) I complete understand the callback function but find this specific topic a bit hard to understand because I don't know why and how a value or something is passed into the function without me calling the function and sending anything as parameters.so this is my first question.

My second question is :

I've been trying to use

object.insertMany([object1,object2],function(err) {
  if (err) {
    console.log(err);
  }

So I noticed something about these kind of callback function such as

document.querySelector("#class").keypress(function(evt){
})

where I only use them when something triggers them, so is it true that I can only use those kind of functions such as function(err) or function(evt) in specific cases like those and I can not make a function with the err parameter such as this

function addition(x,y){
  var result =x+y;
  return result;
}

addition(1,2):

Upvotes: 1

Views: 487

Answers (1)

IrkenInvader
IrkenInvader

Reputation: 4050

In your first couple of examples the insertMany and keypress functions are responsible for supplying the callback function with a parameter. (there isn't anything special about err or errors, the functions would pass the error like you would any other parameter)

If want to write a function that supplies a parameter to a callback you definitely can!

function addition(x,y, callback){
  var result =x+y;
  var error = isNaN(result) ? 'Bad input!' : undefined;
  callback(result, error);
}

addition(1, 2, function(res, err) {
  console.log(res);
  if(err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
});

addition('apple', 2, function(res, err) {
  console.log(res);
  if(err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
});

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions