mirror of
https://github.com/adambard/learnxinyminutes-docs.git
synced 2024-12-23 09:41:36 +00:00
Update Scala - clarify return
keyword usage
Add an example to clarify that the `return` keyword only returns from the inner-most `def` that surrounds it not the output of the lambda function.
This commit is contained in:
parent
54c34420f8
commit
f69c039f1c
@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ weirdSum(2, 4) // => 16
|
||||
// The return keyword exists in Scala, but it only returns from the inner-most
|
||||
// def that surrounds it.
|
||||
// WARNING: Using return in Scala is error-prone and should be avoided.
|
||||
// It has no effect on anonymous functions. For example:
|
||||
// It has no effect on anonymous functions. For example here you may expect foo(7) should return 17 but it returns 7:
|
||||
def foo(x: Int): Int = {
|
||||
val anonFunc: Int => Int = { z =>
|
||||
if (z > 5)
|
||||
@ -260,9 +260,10 @@ def foo(x: Int): Int = {
|
||||
else
|
||||
z + 2 // This line is the return value of anonFunc
|
||||
}
|
||||
anonFunc(x) // This line is the return value of foo
|
||||
anonFunc(x) + 10 // This line is the return value of foo
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
foo(7) // => 7
|
||||
|
||||
/////////////////////////////////////////////////
|
||||
// 3. Flow Control
|
||||
|
Loading…
Reference in New Issue
Block a user