Object function returns function instead of value

Question

I have a really rookie question....

If I define a JS object, and I use a function to generate a property value, why does the property value return a function instead of the generated value?

Example:

var object = {
  bla: 1,
  days: [],
  test : function(){
    return 'bla';
  }
}

console.log(object.test);

I would expect object.test to be 'bla'. Instead it's function(){ return 'bla'; } function(){ return 'bla'; } ... Why?

Answer 1

you have to execute that function, in this way: console.log(object.test());
or, as pointed out by @YuriiKovalenko, you can write the function like this:

var object = {
  bla: 1,
  days: [],
  test : (function(){ return 'bla'; })()
}

and then console.log(object.test); will give you "bla"

Answer 2

Cause you set the value of object.test as a function in

var object = {
  bla: 1,
  days: [],
  test : function(){
    return 'bla';
  }
}

if you want to do so you have to get the value you have to execute object.test()