Glossary term
What is return value?
In Apex Flow Academy, "return value" means: The result a function hands back to the code that called it. It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive and Java for Complete Beginners. Related terms include parameter and argument, module, record and exception.
- 3 courses teach it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is return value?
The result a function hands back to the code that called it. (From Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. 2 other courses define it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)
What does return value mean in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work?
The result a function hands back to the code that called it.
What does return value mean in JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive?
The result a function sends back to the code that called it.
What does return value mean in Java for Complete Beginners?
The answer a method sends back to the code that called it.
Where is return value taught?
return value is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive and Java for Complete Beginners.
Python From Zero: Write Programs That WorkJavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come AliveJava for Complete Beginners
Which lessons cover return value?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive, lesson 1.4: Write your own functions
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 3.1: Methods: Name a Job Once, Use It Anywhere
Which terms are related to return value?
Next to return value in the course glossaries: parameter and argument, module, record, exception, dictionary, traceback, index, docstring, Array and function.
parameter and argumentmodulerecordexceptiondictionarytracebackindexdocstringArrayfunction
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn return value?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive: No prior programming and no CSS knowledge are needed; the style sheet you need is given to you.
- Java for Complete Beginners: No programming experience is needed.