Why does executing a statement in browser console return `undefined`?

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Why does executing a statement like var foo = 'bar' in browser console returns undefined? Returning undefined from a function by default makes sense, but returning something when you execute a statement doesn't make sense to me.

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because the statement did not return anything – epascarello Jan 07 '18 at 05:19 — epascarello, Jan 07 '18 at 05:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 07 '18 at 05:30

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This is a pretty common feature in many languages. Variable declaration often returns undefined, see Value returned by the assignment

I might also add, lots of features in lots of languages make no sense ;) always check the docs

answered Jan 07 '18 at 05:30

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