Why in JavaScript is a function considered both a constructor and an object?

Question

I have been doing a lot of research on this lately, but have yet to get a really good solid answer. I read somewhere that a new Function() object is created when the JavaScr

Answer 1

Your understanding is wrong:

myFunction().myProperty; // myFunction has no properties

The reason it does not work is because ".myProperty" is applied to the returned value of "myFunction()", not to the object "myFunction". To wit:

$ js
js> function a() { this.b=1;return {b: 2};}
js> a().b
2
js> 

Remember, "()" is an operator. "myFunction" is not the same as "myFunction()". You don't need a "return" when instanciang with new:

js> function a() { this.b=1;}
js> d = new a();
[object Object]
js> d.b;
1