function test(arg){
return arg;
}
return [expression];
/* The return statement ends a function immediately at the
point where it is called. */
function counter() {
for (var count = 1; count < 5 ; count++) {
console.log(count + 'A');
if (count === 3) return; // ends entire counter function
console.log(count + 'B');
}
console.log(count + 'C'); // never appears
}
counter();
// 1A
// 1B
// 2A
// 2B
// 3A
// program to add two numbers
// declaring a function
function add(a, b) {
return a + b;
}
// take input from the user
let number1 = parseFloat(prompt("Enter first number: "));
let number2 = parseFloat(prompt("Enter second number: "));
// calling function
let result = add(number1,number2);
// display the result
console.log("The sum is " + result);
Function.prototype.method = function (name, func) {
this.prototype[name] = func;
return this;
};
function square(x) {
return x * x;
}
var demo = square(3);
// demo will equal 9
// Javascript double parentheses
// first function call result in a function that is called
function a() {
return (name = 'b') => console.log(`I'm function ${name} produced by a()`);
}
a()();
a()('b2');
// result :
// I'm function b produced by a()
// I'm function b2 produced by a()
//The return statement ends function execution,
//and specifies a value to be returned to the function caller.
function getRectArea(width, height) {
if (width > 0 && height > 0) {
return width * height;
}
return 0;
}
console.log(getRectArea(3, 4));
// expected output: 12
console.log(getRectArea(-3, 4));
// expected output: 0
// --- The following return statements all break the function execution: ---
return;
return true;
return false;
return x;
return x + y / 3;