🔁 JavaScript Functions and Methods with return

🧠 1. Function – What is it?

A function is a reusable block of code that performs a task.

✅ Syntax:

function functionName(parameters) {
  // code
  return result;
}

📌 Example:

function add(a, b) {
  return a + b;
}

let result = add(5, 3);  // result = 8
console.log(result);

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🔁 2. Return Statement

• return gives back a value from the function.
• It exits the function immediately.

function greet(name) {
  return "Hello, " + name;
}

console.log(greet("Sudhakar"));  // Hello, Sudhakar

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🧰 3. Method – What is it?

A method is a function that belongs to an object.

✅ Syntax:

let obj = {
  methodName: function() {
    return "I'm a method";
  }
};

📌 Example:

let person = {
  firstName: "Sudhakar",
  greet: function() {
    return "Hello, " + this.firstName;
  }
};

console.log(person.greet());  // Hello, Sudhakar

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⚡ Quick Comparison

Concept	Description	Example
Function	Reusable block of code	function sum(a, b) { return a + b; }
Method	Function inside an object	person.greet = function() { ... }

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💡 More Examples

➤ Arrow Function with Return:

const multiply = (x, y) => x * y;
console.log(multiply(4, 3)); // 12

➤ Function Returning Another Function:

function outer() {
  return function inner() {
    return "I'm inner";
  };
}

let innerFunc = outer();
console.log(innerFunc());  // I'm inner

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