JavaScript Callback after calling function

Question

Ok so lets say I have this function:

function a(message) {
alert(message);
}

And I want to have a callback after the alert window is shown. Something like this:

a("Hi.", function() {});

I'm not sure how to have a callback inside of the function I call like that.

(I'm just using the alert window as an example)

Thanks!

Answer 1

There's no special syntax for callbacks, just pass the callback function and call it inside your function.

function a(message, cb) {
    console.log(message); // log to the console of recent Browsers
    cb();
}

a("Hi.", function() {
    console.log("After hi...");
});

Output:

Hi.
After hi...

Answer 2

You can add a if statement to check whether you add a callback function or not. So you can use the function also without a callback.

function a(message, cb) {
    alert(message);
    if (typeof cb === "function") {
        cb();
    }
}