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14,932 PointsDo you always have to write a variable for a return value?
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Steven Parker
231,268 PointsThe "return" statement takes any expression, it can be a variable, but it could also be a formula, literal, function call, etc.
Examples:
return size * base + 2; // a calculation
return price(item); // call another function
return "Standard"; // a literal (string in this case)