jshint expects the new 'prefix' for functions

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`CSiginIn`, `CSignUp`, `CTryIt`, `CBlocks` are all functions declared as such ``` function CSignIn(){//stuff here} ``` yet JSHint says that I am missing the 'new' 'prefix'. What can I do to fix this? They are just functions inside the module pattern. Also, it is asking me to remove semicolons I had placed at the end of the function which I have done. ``` var Control = ( function () { /** *Publik */ var publik = function ( page ) { // page 1 initialization if( page == 1 ) { CSignIn(); CSignUp(); CTryIt(); CBlocks(); } ``` Function Example... ``` function CTryIt() { // pull elements var tryit_button = document.getElementById( 'tryit_button' ); // initialize access to Model tryit_button.addEventListener( "click", function( ) { new AjaxRequest().invoke( 'ajax_type=ControlTryIt', function( server_response_text ) { new AjaxResponse( server_response_text, 'page_change' ); } ); }, false ); } ```

Accepted Answer

If `newcap` is enabled, JSHint expects functions starting with a capital letter to be constructors and therefore to be called with the `new` keyword.

Solution: Either disable this option or rename your functions.

From the documentation:

This option requires you to capitalize names of constructor functions. Capitalizing functions that are intended to be used with `new` operator is just a convention that helps programmers to visually distinguish constructor functions from other types of functions to help spot mistakes when using `this`.

Not doing so won't break your code in any browsers or environments but it will be a bit harder to figure out—by reading the code—if the function was supposed to be used with or without `new`. And this is important because when the function that was intended to be used with `new` is used without it, `this` will point to the global object instead of a new object.

```
function MyConstructor() {
    console.log(this);
}

new MyConstructor(); // -> [MyConstructor]
MyConstructor();     // -> [DOMWindow]
```

For a more in-depth understanding on how `this` works, read Understanding JavaScript Function Invocation and "this" by Yehuda Katz.

jshint expects the new 'prefix' for functions

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