return type javascript code example

Example 1: how to get type of variable in javascript

> typeof "foo"
"string"
> typeof true
"boolean"
> typeof 42
"number"

Example 2: js function

function myfunction() {
  console.log("function");
};

myfunction() //Should say "function" in the console.

function calculate(x, y, op) {
  var answer;
  if ( op = "add" ) {
    answer = x + y;
  };
  else if ( op = "sub" ) {
    answer = x - y;
  };
  else if ( op = "multi" ) {
    answer = x * y;
  };
  else if ( op = "divide" ) {
    answer = x / y;
  };
  else {
    answer = "Error";
  };
  return answer;
};

console.log(calculate(15, 3, "divide")); //Should say 5 in console.
//I hope I helped!

Example 3: 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">
  
/*
I hope it will help you.
Namaste
Stay Home Stay Safe
*/

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