JS Return Values
“return” can return a value to the caller.
function function-name (var arg) { return value }To call a function, use "function-name (argument);"
function-name (argument);Ex
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<script language="javascript">
function add(num1,num2)
{
return num1+num2; // pass the result value to caller
}
alert("3 + 5 = " + add(3, 5)); // caller
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
3+5=8
Explanation:
“add( 3, 5)” means that it calls the function add (num1,num2){ }, and pass the argument “3,5” to var num1 and num2.
“return num1+num2” returns the result to caller “add(3,5)”, you can treat it as “add(3,5)= return num1+num2”, assigning the value to add(3,5).
Namely add (3,5) = 8.”alert(“3 + 5 = ” + add( 3, 5));” will show the result.
