Argument list (Definition)

A list of values that are passed to a function.

Availability:

ECMAScript edition - 2

Argument lists are used to pass information into functions.

An argument list can have any of the following structures:

Each argument, if present, can be an expression which will be evaluated and whose resulting value will be used as the argument when it is passed to the function.

See also:Arguments object, Arguments.length, Function.arguments[], Left-Hand-Side expression, Parameter

Cross-references:

ECMA 262 edition 2 - section - 11.2.4

ECMA 262 edition 3 - section - 11.2.4