What is the Javascript Pure Function?

#javascript #webdev

1.Pure function is the function that takes input returns a value without modifying data outsides of its scope

var a=[1,2,3];

function impureJSFunction(array,value){
    array.unshift(value);
}

impureJSFunction(a,10)

console.log(a);

This is not a Pure JS function as its affecting the outside array a[];

How javascript a Pure Javascript function?

var a=[1,2,3];

function pureJSFunction(array,value){
     return [...array,value] ;
}


console.log("pureUnshiftData",pureJSFunction(a,10))

is this a pure JS function?

function myFunc(array,value){
    return [...array,value,Math.random()] ;
}

console.log("Is it pure ?",myFunc(a,10));

//Answer is No Because it does not satisfy the second Point as it not returning same values with same parameters every time

//Answer is No Because it does not satisfy the second Point as it not returning same values with the same parameters every time

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