Object Literal Property Value Shorthand

Question

When creating JavaScript factory functions I was taught that the return syntax looks like the below:

function FF(constructorArg) {
   var _privateName = construc         


        

Answer 1

This is new es6 syntax. Only some browsers will support it unless you are compiling to es5. See the compatibility table: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Object_initializer