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Frank Greek
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 981 PointsReturn elements
Do I understand it right?
once we created second array[] with return key we basically come back to the first array?
Is this what is Return for ?
Thank you for response
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsIf you are talking about the createDeck function, the first two arrays (suites and ranks) are used to build the third one (card). The "return" statement just ends the function and passes back the shuffled version of the 3rd array to the code that called it.
If that's not what you are asking about, please give more details and perhaps show the code in question.
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Frank Greek
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 981 PointsPlease could you explain me why we put "return" statement outside the function curly braces?
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsSteven Parker
230,688 PointsAs the instructor says in the video, the
return
goes "just before the final closing brace". This puts it inside the function.In fact, a
return
statement can only be used inside a function. Placing one outside of a function will cause an error.