Returning strings vs returing values

[pbart313]

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I’m not sure how to interpret “If the property is found, return that property’s value”
…later it says " checkObj({gift: "pony", pet: "kitten", bed: "sleigh"}, "gift") should return the string pony " … 1. The tutorial up to this point never stated how to convert numbers variables into string representations (casting)…2. In real life outside the tutorial environment, does returning a string print it like console.log()?

  **Your code so far**

function checkObj(obj, checkProp) {
// Only change code below this line
if (obj.hasOwnProperty("checkProp")){
  return obj.checkProp;
}
return "Not Found";
// Only change code above this line
}

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Challenge: Testing Objects for Properties

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[ilenia]

@pbart313

The tutorial up to this point never stated how to convert numbers variables

You don’t need to, the values of the properties are always strings in this case

@pbart313

In real life outside the tutorial environment, does returning a string print it like console.log()?

No, returning a value from a function means that when the function is called it is resolved as the output
If you want to print the return value of a function you need to use console.log

For example:

console.log(checkObj({gift: "pony", pet: "kitten", bed: "sleigh"}, "gift"))