Cool point. In cases like this, I often forgo the else altogether because of the return statements.
else
return
function wow(arg){ if(arg === "dog") return "LOVELY"; if(arg === "cat") return "CUTE"; return "gimme an animal"; } wow("cat");
Still, your point about understanding the why behind what we write is an important one. Thanks for sharing.
A function with only ifs that return is just the missing-from-JS pattern matching+guards syntax.
if
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Cool point. In cases like this, I often forgo the
elsealtogether because of thereturnstatements.Still, your point about understanding the why behind what we write is an important one. Thanks for sharing.
A function with only
ifs that return is just the missing-from-JS pattern matching+guards syntax.