Simple quick one, how do i return a value from a javascript function

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Published on 2010-05-20T13:28:02Z Indexed on 2010/05/20 13:40 UTC
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say I have a function

function myFunction(myValue) {

// do something

}

How would I return a value from this, say a string type after the method is executed?

simple, but I cant find a quick neat example online

cheers

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