How to use reserved word as a function name in javascript?

Question

I know there is a reserved keywords . I just want to use it anyway. Is it related to the interpreter?

Answer 1

All function names are actually variables holding a reference to an object of type Function . Most often these variables are properties/keys into the global namespace (eg window in browsers and global in Node.js)

So it is entirely possible to write something like this:

global.return = function()
{
  console.log('test');
}

global.return();

Of course you can not call it simply by return() as this will choke the parser - but global.return() or global.import() or global.switch() is completely achievable.

Answer 2

Its a bad idea to override a reserved function name in any language. Why not change your function name to have a prefix like 'custom'

function customName() {}