Swift and JavaScript comparison snippets(6) — Functions

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3 min readJul 2, 2018

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Swift

// Defining and Calling Functions
func greet(person: String) -> String {
let greeting = "Hello, " + person + "!"
return greeting
}
print(greet(person: "Anna"))
// Prints "Hello, Anna!"
print(greet(person: "Brian"))
// Prints "Hello, Brian!"
func greetAgain(person: String) -> String {
return "Hello again, " + person + "!"
}
print(greetAgain(person: "Anna"))
// Prints "Hello again, Anna!"
// Function Parameters and Return Values
// Functions Without Parameters
func sayHelloWorld() -> String {
return "hello, world"
}
print(sayHelloWorld())
// Prints "hello, world"
// Functions With Multiple Parameters
func greet(person: String, alreadyGreeted: Bool) -> String {
if alreadyGreeted {
return greetAgain(person: person)
} else {
return greet(person: person)
}
}
print(greet(person: "Tim", alreadyGreeted: true))
// Prints "Hello again, Tim!"
// Functions Without Return Values
func greet(person: String) {
print("Hello, \(person)!")
}
greet(person: "Dave")
// Prints "Hello, Dave!"
// Functions with Multiple Return Values
func minMax(array: [Int]) -> (min: Int, max: Int) {
var currentMin = array[0]
var currentMax = array[0]
for value in array[1..<array.count] {
if value < currentMin {
currentMin = value
} else if value > currentMax {
currentMax = value
}
}
return (currentMin, currentMax)
}
let bounds = minMax(array: [8, -6, 2, 109, 3, 71])
print("min is \(bounds.min) and max is \(bounds.max)")
// Prints "min is -6 and max is 109"
// Nested Functions
func chooseStepFunction(backward: Bool) -> (Int) -> Int {
func stepForward(input: Int) -> Int { return input + 1 }
func stepBackward(input: Int) -> Int { return input - 1 }
return backward ? stepBackward : stepForward
}
var currentValue = -4
let moveNearerToZero = chooseStepFunction(backward: currentValue > 0)
// moveNearerToZero now refers to the nested stepForward() function
while currentValue != 0 {
print("\(currentValue)... ")
currentValue = moveNearerToZero(currentValue)
}
print("zero!")
// -4...
// -3...
// -2...
// -1...
// zero!

JavaScript

// Defining and Calling Functions
function greet(person) {
const greeting = "Hello, " + person + "!"
return greeting
}
console.log(greet("Anna"))
// Prints "Hello, Anna!"
console.log(greet("Brian"))
// Prints "Hello, Brian!"
function greetAgain(person) {
return "Hello again, " + person + "!"
}
print(greetAgain("Anna"))
// Prints "Hello again, Anna!"
// Function Parameters and Return Values
// Functions Without Parameters
function sayHelloWorld() {
return "hello, world"
}
console.log(sayHelloWorld())
// Prints "hello, world"
// Functions With Multiple Parameters
function greet(person, alreadyGreeted) {
if (alreadyGreeted) {
return greetAgain(person)
} else {
return greet(person)
}
}
console.log(greet("Tim", true))
// Prints "Hello again, Tim!"
// Functions Without Return Values
function greet(person) {
console.log(`Hello, ${person}!`)
}
greet("Dave")
// Prints "Hello, Dave!"
// Functions with Multiple Return Values
function minMax(array) {
let currentMin = array[0]
let currentMax = array[0]
array.forEach(value => {
if (value < currentMin) {
currentMin = value
} else if (value > currentMax) {
currentMax = value
}
})
return {currentMin, currentMax}
}
const bounds = minMax([8, -6, 2, 109, 3, 71])
console.log(`min is ${bounds.min} and max is ${bounds.max}`)
// Prints "min is -6 and max is 109"
// Nested Functions
function chooseStepFunction(backward) {
function stepForward(input) { return input + 1 }
function stepBackward(input) { return input - 1 }
return backward ? stepBackward : stepForward
}
const currentValue = -4
const moveNearerToZero = chooseStepFunction(currentValue > 0)
// moveNearerToZero now refers to the nested stepForward() function
while (currentValue != 0) {
console.log(`${currentValue}... `)
currentValue = moveNearerToZero(currentValue)
}
console.log("zero!")
// -4...
// -3...
// -2...
// -1...
// zero!

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