javascript - Why isn't this anonymous function returning? -

i know complete purposeless code i'm experimenting anonymous functions code have written , had @ hand. can't figure out though why array isn't returning?

(function() {     function employee(name, age, pay) {         this.name = name;         this.age = age;         this.pay = pay || 800;     }      function manager(name, age, pay) {         employee.call(this, name, age, pay);         this.reports = [];     }     manager.prototype = object.create(employee.prototype);     manager.prototype.addreport = function(report) {         this.reports.push(report);     }      function cashier(name, age, pay) {         employee.call(this, name, age, pay);     }     cashier.prototype = object.create(employee.prototype);     var ary = [cashier, manager];     return ary; }()); 

...why array isn't returning?

it is. you're not doing return value; see *** comment on first line:

var result = (function() { // ****      function employee(name, age, pay) {          this.name = name;          this.age = age;          this.pay = pay || 800;      }        function manager(name, age, pay) {          employee.call(this, name, age, pay);          this.reports = [];      }      manager.prototype = object.create(employee.prototype);      manager.prototype.addreport = function(report) {          this.reports.push(report);      }        function cashier(name, age, pay) {          employee.call(this, name, age, pay);      }      cashier.prototype = object.create(employee.prototype);      var ary = [cashier, manager];      return ary;  }());  console.log(result);