Assigning IF statement outcome to a variable - JavaScript

Question

Is it possible to assign the outcome of an IF statement to a variable in JS?

  if (busNumber[currentBus][2] == route[0]){
     console.log("Correct!");
  }
  else {
     console.log("Incorrect!");
  }

Is it possible to assign Correct or Incorrect to a variable so i can thereafter call it in other areas of the program?

Alok Kumar Mishra · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-07 06:49:19Z

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var result;
if (busNumber[currentBus][2] == route[0]){
    result = "Correct!";
}
else {
    result = "Incorrect!";
}

answered Nov 7, 2015 at 6:49

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tom · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-07 06:48:55Z

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It's possible by defining the variable upfront and then assign the value to it:

var output;
if (busNumber[currentBus][2] == route[0]){
    console.log("Correct!");
    output = "Correct!";
} else {
    console.log("Incorrect!");
    output = "Incorrect!";
}
console.log('Output: ' + output);

You now can use the variable output in the rest of your script.

answered Nov 7, 2015 at 6:48

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Luke 714 Over a year ago

Tried this earlier - i keep receiving reverse or an undefined outcome when i call output elsewhere.

tom Over a year ago

This works see the following fiddle: jsfiddle.net/oje21wup change the match variable to get a different output.

Jaromanda X · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-07 07:03:14Z

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You can in a way

var result = function() {
    if (busNumber[currentBus][2] == route[0]) {
       return "Correct!";
    }
    else {
       return "Incorrect!";
    } 
}();

though, technically you're assigning the result of a function to a variable

answered Nov 7, 2015 at 7:03

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