// Examples of pure functions. No side effects. No mutations.
function square(x) {
return x * x;
}
function squareAll(items) {
return items.map(square);
}
// Examples of impure functions.
function square(x) {
updateXInDatabase(x); // A side effect. A database is called.
return x * x;
}
function squareAll(items) {
// Values passed in are being overwritten.
for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
items[i] = square(items[i]);
}
}