{"id":373307,"date":"2023-03-21T07:14:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T07:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=373307"},"modified":"2023-03-29T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T11:36:00","slug":"difference-between-require-and-define","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/difference-between-require-and-define\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between Require() and Define()"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Define()<\/strong> <strong>Method<\/strong>:<br>It&#8217;s used when the js is intended to be used in another js file.<br>It&#8217;s used&nbsp;to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in&nbsp;the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>definition<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>of modules.<br>Define() method accommodates two optional parameters:<br>i) Module ID <br>ii) Dependencies : array of required dependencies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">define(\n  &#039;module_id&#039; \/*optional, a string that specifies the module&#039;s name*\/,\n  &#091;&#039;dependency1&#039;, &#039;dependency2&#039;] \/*optional, set of array&#091;dep1, dep2]*\/,\n  function(dep1, dep2) \/*a callback function that defines the module.*\/\n    {\/\/ module code here}\n);<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The define() method needs to return the implementation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">define(&#091;&#039;dependency1&#039;, &#039;dependency2&#039;], function (dep1, dep2) {\n  \/\/returns the implementation\n  return function () {};\n});<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Require()<\/strong> <strong>Method<\/strong>:<br>The require() is used to manage the dependency load, i.e. it&#8217;s used to load modules (reusable code) into the application.<br>It does&#8217;t needs to return the implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\">require(&#091;&#039;jquery&#039;], function ($) {\n  \/\/loads the respective dependency into the application for using it.\n});<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you have any doubts or queries then create a ticket or drop us a mail at&nbsp;<strong>support@webkul.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Define() Method:It&#8217;s used when the js is intended to be used in another js file.It&#8217;s used&nbsp;to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;definition&nbsp;of modules.Define() method accommodates two optional parameters:i) Module ID ii) Dependencies : array of required dependencies The define() method needs to return the implementation Require() Method:The require() is used to manage the dependency load, i.e. it&#8217;s used to load modules <a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/difference-between-require-and-define\/\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":382,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[198,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-javascript","category-jquery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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