TypeScript - Returning a Function

Functions may also return value along with control, back to the caller. Such functions are called as returning functions.

Syntax

function function_name():return_type { 
   //statements 
   return value; 
}

• The return_type can be any valid data type.

• A returning function must end with a return statement.

• A function can return at the most one value. In other words, there can be only one return statement per function.

• The data type of the value returned must match the return type of the function.

Example

//function defined 
function greet():string { //the function returns a string 
   return "Hello World" 
} 

function caller() { 
   var msg = greet() //function greet() invoked 
   console.log(msg) 
} 

//invoke function 
caller()

• The example declares a function greet(). The function’s return type is string.

• Line function returns a string value to the caller. This is achieved by the return statement.

• The function greet() returns a string, which is stored in the variable msg. This is later displayed as output.

On compiling, it will generate following JavaScript code −

//Generated by typescript 1.8.10
//function defined
function greet() {
   return "Hello World";
}
function caller() {
   var msg = greet(); //function greet() invoked
   console.log(msg);
}
//invoke function
caller();

The output of the above code is as follows −

Hello World

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