You attempted to assign a value to a function result. The result of a function can be assigned to a variable, but it cannot be used as a variable. If you want to assign a new value to the function itself, omit the parentheses (the function call operator). The following example demonstrates a situation in which this error is generated.
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myFunction() = 42; // Attempting to assign the value 42 to the result of the function call. | |
To correct this error
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Do not use the value of a function call result as something you can assign to. You can assign the result of the function call to a variable though.
Copy CodemyVar = myFunction(42);
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Alternatively, you can assign the function itself (and not its return value) to a variable.
Copy CodemyFunction = new Function("return 42;");
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