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Junxiao Shi

moreElements.size() = 2

I didn't know you could assign to the return value of a function in JavaScript.

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Maxi Contieri

Hi. It is not an assignment

It is the actual outcome.
code is here for pedagogic purposes.
Languages are accidental.
But I will put it in a comment line for better explanation.

Thank you

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Junxiao Shi

MDN would write something like:

console.log(moreElements.size());
// expected output: 2
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You can also write:

moreElements.size() // returns 2
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