Why wont I receive both the return statement as well as the console.log statement?

Question

Why won't I get both the return statement as well as console.log statement results?

The console.log outputs "Emily" but it won't output the text "says, that excessive coffee is awesome!"

function coffeeDrink(){
    return this.name;
    console.log("says, that excessive coffee is awesome!")
}

var literalMallory = {
    name         : "Mallory",
    favDrink     : coffeeDrink
}

var literalEmily = {
    name        : "Emily",
    favDrink    : coffeeDrink
}

coffeeDrink.call(literalEmily) //outputs "Emily"

I am expecting it to say: "Emily says, that excessive coffee is awesome!"

`return` exits the function immediately; any statement after it won't be executed. — Pointy, Oct 01 '19 at 15:32
See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44474975/what-does-return-do-in-javascript — ControlAltDel, Oct 01 '19 at 15:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 01 '19 at 15:34

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you need

function coffeeDrink(){
    console.log(this.name + " says, that excessive coffee is awesome!");
    return this.name;
}

return statement exits the execution, putting it as last statement will make console.log work and also it will return the name to calleee

answered Oct 01 '19 at 15:34

Bilal Siddiqui

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hey thank you! I am a beginner, and yes, I only knew that return will return something but I had no idea that it will exit the function immediately, even though I might have learned it a few months back. Thank you so much – Donna Oct 01 '19 at 15:51

Why wont I receive both the return statement as well as the console.log statement?

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