Return statement

Question

Hey, what is retutn statement exactly used for? Does it print a line, does it save a value that we can use later on, or does it give the value of the method?

Answer 1

https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/738286/?ref=app
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/673232/?ref=app

Answer 2

They stop the execution of a function and return a value (as the name already suggests). In JS, if the return statement is not present, then the function would return undefined. For example:
function square(a) {
return a * a;
}
console.log(square(2));
// returns 4

Answer 3

return returns a value to the line calling the function the return statement is in.

In Python for example,

def hello():
return "hi"

print(hello())

outputs hi to the screen.

Alternatively,

def hello():
print("hi")

hello()

does the same thing.

Answer 4

Try reading through this bit of the course again
https://www.sololearn.com/learn/Java/2153/

You use the returned value by storing it in a variable.

Answer 5

So, it is only used to stop the flow? I still didn't get much. How do we use the returned value in java in another method?