Return prompt input

Question

How to return a string input from a prompt, then log it to the console?

var userAnswer = prompt("What is your name?") {
    return userAnswer;
    console.log(userAnswer);
}

I'd like to log the name to the console with a simple message such as "Hello [name]!" if it is possible.

Answer 1

Not from within the same function.

returning will end the function immediately.

Either log the value before you return or capture the return value of the function you return from and then log the value.

function foo() {
    var userAnswer = prompt("What is your name?");
    console.log(userAnswer);
    return userAnswer;
}

foo();

or

function foo() {
    var userAnswer = prompt("What is your name?");
    return userAnswer;
}

console.log(foo());