fix: link {{jsxref("Function")}} in callback parameter descriptions#44732
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An upcoming version of the Rari build system resolves `jsxref` names
against an index and treats lowercase `{{jsxref("function")}}` as ambiguous
between the `function` operator and the `function` statement, so it no
longer resolves to a single page. These callback-parameter descriptions
mean a generic JavaScript function, so point them at the global `Function`
object, which resolves unambiguously.
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Description
Replace the ambiguous lowercase
{{jsxref("function")}}with{{jsxref("Function")}}(the globalFunctionobject) in 7 callback-parameter descriptions across theWindow/WorkerGlobalScopetimer methods and thePromise()constructor.Motivation
An upcoming version of the Rari build system (mdn/rari#715) resolves
jsxrefnames against an index ofWeb/JavaScript/Reference/*pages. Lowercasefunctionis ambiguous between thefunctionoperator and thefunctionstatement, so it no longer resolves to a single page and produces a broken link. The current build tolerates it via redirect-following, so this is not yet a visible issue — this change is a preemptive cleanup so the pages keep resolving once that build change lands. Each of these descriptions refers to a generic JavaScript function (a callback), so the globalFunctionobject is the appropriate unambiguous target.Additional details
Affected pages:
Window.setInterval(),Window.setTimeout(),Window.queueMicrotask()WorkerGlobalScope.setInterval(),WorkerGlobalScope.setTimeout(),WorkerGlobalScope.queueMicrotask()Promise()constructorRelated issues and pull requests
Relates to mdn/rari#715.