im having trouble returning an array that contains decimal values to a variable:

function foo() {
    var coords = new Array(39.3,18.2);
    console.log(coords[1]); //successfully logs 18.2
    return coords;
}

but then...

var result = foo();
alert(result[0]);

that last one throws this error: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined

im having trouble returning an array that contains decimal values to a variable:

function foo() {
    var coords = new Array(39.3,18.2);
    console.log(coords[1]); //successfully logs 18.2
    return coords;
}

but then...

var result = foo();
alert(result[0]);

that last one throws this error: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined

• javascript
• arrays
• function

• 1 Shouldn't that be alert(result[0])? Everything else looks fine - I'd say the problem is somewhere else in your code. – Matthew Commented Sep 20, 2011 at 18:24
• That's not the issue. Ill correct the question. – Andres SK Commented Sep 20, 2011 at 18:44

3 Answers 3

You need to put parentheses around the argument to the alert function.

alert(result[0]);

As other people mentioned, alert is a function and needs parenthesis

alert(result[0])

That said, there are some extra points to note:

1) Use array literal syntax instead of new Array

var coords = [1.23, 3.45];

Its faster and new Array has some edge cases.

2) Most browsers have developer tools (usually reacheable by F12). This allows you to use the much more convenient console.log instead of alert.

The problem is the missing parentheses around the alert statment

try

alert (result[0]);