Parenthesis for anonymous JavaScript functions

Question

Are they the same?

var multiply = function () {
      //..
      }();

var multiply1 = (function () {
      //..
      }());

Answer 1

They seem to work the same here in Chrome: http://jsfiddle.net/jfriend00/G5DZp/

Answer 2

Yes, they are totally identical.

Answer 3

As mquander said in that case they are the same, but if you want to read a little more about it you can go to: An Important Pair of Parens.