MINTE9

REMEMBERS

Variables

 
/**
 * Local variables are visible only inside a function.
 * A function has full access to an outer variable.
 * 
 * Modern code has few or no global variables.
 */

let out = 'World';

function print() {
    out = 'Javascript';
    let msg = 'Hello ' + out;
    console.log(msg);
}

print(); // Hello Javascript
console.log(msg); // Error: message is undefined

Return

 
/**
 * It is posible to use return without value ...
 * which causes the function to exit 
 * (and returns undefined)
 * 
 * Functions used very often can have ultrashort names,
 * but these are exceptions (jQuery $() or Lodash _())
 */

function check(age) {

    if (age >= 18) {
        return true;
    }

    return false;
}

function show(age) {

    if ( !check(age)) {
        console.log('NO');

        return; // Look Here
    }

    console.log('YES');
}

show(17); // NO
show(20); // YES

Readability

 
/**
 * A separate function act as a great comment.
 * It good to create functions even if we don't reuse them.
 */

function showPrimes(n) {
    for (let i=2; i<n; i++) {

        if (isPrime(i)) {
            console.log(i + ' is prime');
        }
    }
}

function isPrime(n) {
    for (let i=2; i<n; i++) {
        if (n%i == 0) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

showPrimes(10);

/*
    2 is prime
    3 is prime
    5 is prime
    7 is prime
*/

Expression

 
/**
 * The common syntax to create a function ...
 * is called 'function declaration'
 * 
 * In Javascript, a function is just another type of value.
 * So, we cand use 'function expression'
 * 
 * Create a function an put it into a variable.
 * Putting a semicolon at the end is recommended, 
 * to be sure it ends the statement.
 * 
 * Function Expression are created when the exection reaches them.
 * Function Declaration it's created on initialization stage.
 */

let sayHi = function() {
    console.log('Hello World');
}; // Look Here

console.log(sayHi); // [Fuction: sayHi]

sayHi(); // Hello World

Arrow

 
/**
 * Arrow function is a shorter form for ...
 * function expression.
 */

let sumE = function(a, b) {
    return a + b;
};

/**
 * Arrow function
 */
let sumA = (a, b) => a + b;
console.log(sumE(1,2)); // 3
console.log(sumA(1,2)); // 3
console.assert( sumE(1,2) === sumA(1,2) ); // pass

/**
 * Only one parameter, the parentheses
 * can be omitted
 */
let double = x => x*2;
console.log(double(3)); // 6

/**
 * No parameter, the parentheses
 * should be present
 */
let sayHi = () => console.log('Hello!');
sayHi(); // Hello

/**
 * For multiline code use 
 * curly braches
 */
let sum = (a, b) => {
    let res = a + b;
    return res;
}
console.log(sum(2,5)); // 7