Question

Consider the two functions below. Will they both return the same thing? Why or why not?

function foo1()
{
return {
bar: "hello"
};
}

function foo2()
{
return
{
bar: "hello"
};
}

Answer 1

Functions foo1 and foo2 will return objects with the same structure and value, 'hello', but as separate instances they are different when compared by reference.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks whether two functions, foo1 and foo2, will return the same thing. Given that both functions are syntactically identical and return an object with the same property bar, which has the string value "hello", they will indeed return the same thing in terms of the object structure and contained values. However, it is important to note that even though both functions return objects with the same contents, the objects themselves are separate instances. Therefore, if compared by their references (memory addresses), the result would be that they are not the same because each function call creates a new object in memory.