javascript return statement code example

Example 1: return statement javascript

function test(arg){
    return arg;
}

Example 2: return string from javascript function

<script>
function showName() {
  var result;
  result = addString('Hello', ' World');
  document.write (result );
}

// in below we will check how to return string from function
function addString(fName, lName) {
  var val;
  val = fName + lName;
  return val;  // returning string from function
}
</script>
<input type = "button" onclick = "showName()" value = "Result">
  
/*
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*/

Example 3: return this javascript

Function.prototype.method = function (name, func) {
  this.prototype[name] = func;
  return this;
};

Example 4: what does return do in javascript

function add(a, b) {
  return a + b; //Return stops the execution of this function
}

var sum = add(5, 24); //The value that was returned got but inside the variable sum

Example 5: return statement in javascript

// --- The following return statements all break the function execution: ---

return;
return true;
return false;
return x;
return x + y / 3;