Why when I get undefined when I console.log(createdAnimal)?

Question

What I am trying to achieve in this code is to be able to console.log(createdAnimal) and then get the code to print out the objectAnimal with these parameters:

animalMaker('cat','flying',true);

It works when I invoke the animalMaker function, but I need it to work when I console.log(createdAnimal).

Thank you in advance!

Here is the code:

function animalMaker(inputType, inputSuperPower, inputCanFly){
  var objectAnimal = {
    'type': inputType,
    'inputSuperPower': inputSuperPower,
    'inputCanFly': inputCanFly,
    'createdBy': 'Scotty'
  };
  console.log(objectAnimal)
}

var createdAnimal = animalMaker('cat','flying',true); 

console.log(createdAnimal);

Answer 1

You need to return the object from the function:

function animalMaker(inputType, inputSuperPower, inputCanFly){
  var objectAnimal = {
    'type': inputType,
    'inputSuperPower': inputSuperPower,
    'inputCanFly': inputCanFly,
    'createdBy': 'Scotty'
  };

  return objectAnimal;
}