Self invoking functions javascript

Question

I wrote a self invoking function in both firefox and chrome it it wouldn\'t invoke.

I wrote something to the effect of

(function () { alert(\"THE\")         


        

Answer 1

I had this issue with a self invoking function which produced this error...

Uncaught TypeError: object is not a function

The problem was caused by not having a semi colon ending the line before the opening bracket