Question

I get an error passing back an object from function to calling function.
What am I doing wrong?

function stStartProcessing()
{   
   var returnValue = {};
   returnValue = srGetNextRecord(); // returnValue is undefined     
}


function srGetNextRecord()
{
   var returnValue = {};
   returnValue.addressToArray = "AAA";
   returnValue.sequence = "111";
   console.log(returnValue);    // this works
   return returnValue;          
}

Answer 1

There must be a different problem in your code, since what you posted works fine.

The modified code below shows 111. See this DEMO

function stStartProcessing()
{   
   var returnValue = {};
   returnValue = srGetNextRecord(); // returnValue is undefined -- no, it's not
   console.log(returnValue.sequence); //shows 111
}


function srGetNextRecord()
{
   var returnValue = {};
   returnValue.addressToArray = "AAA";
   returnValue.sequence = "111";
   console.log(returnValue);    // this works
   return returnValue;          
}


stStartProcessing();

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On a separate note, when writing JavaScript, please get into the habit of putting your opening braces on the same line—always. For what you have above it won’t make a difference, but if you ever do this:

function foo() 
{
    return
    {
       x: 1,
       y: 2
     };
}

horrible things will happen—a semicolon will be inserted after the word return, thereby killing your return value, and causing a script error.