javascript output return to console

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When I do a return in the console, Why does it output to the screen? I'm using chrome, but it probably does this in Firefox also. Is it assuming the console is the caller and there's a built-in function that echos the returned value?

function mike() {return "fsadf";}
mike()
"fsadf"

it doesn't output to the screen for me..

Venkata Krishna
– Venkata Krishna

2013-07-23 14:52:09 +00:00
Commented Jul 23, 2013 at 14:52 — Venkata Krishna
– Venkata Krishna, Commented Jul 23, 2013 at 14:52

Esailija · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-23 14:52:50Z

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More generally, it echoes the value of the entered expression, for example writing 5+5 in console and pressing enter would echo 10.

For reasoning, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read%E2%80%93eval%E2%80%93print_loop

answered Jul 23, 2013 at 14:52

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RichieHindle · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-23 14:52:02Z

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It's a feature of the console (or rather, the UI that surrounds it - sometimes there's a separate input field) that typing in a JavaScript expression will evaluate that expression and display the result. It can be very useful for debugging!

answered Jul 23, 2013 at 14:52

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