A recursive function is one which defines a problem in terms of itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A recursive function calls itself directly or indirectly until it is stopped. If it is not stopped, then it will call itself forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recursive functions let you perform a unit of work multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while it is similar to the workings of a for \/ while loop,<\/strong><\/span> using recursive solutions affords a unique, faster and much more elegant approach to solving a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s write a countdown function, shall we:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Using Recursion<\/p>\n\n\n\n Base Case<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A recursive function usually contains what is referred to as a base case<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A base case<\/span><\/strong> is a condition that checks and stops the recursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In our above example, the condition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n is the base case, a condition that checks our program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Task:<\/span><\/strong> sum all numbers until the given one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Using recursion …<\/p>\n\n\n\n A recursive function is one which defines a problem in terms of itself. A recursive function calls itself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[5,8,12],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-javascript","tag-javascript","tag-programming","tag-recursive-functions"],"yoast_head":"\ncountDown = (num) => {\nfor(let i = num; i>0; i--){\nconsole.log(i);\n}\n}\ncountDown(6) \/\/5,4,3,2,1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\ncountDown = (num) => {\nif(num === 0)\nreturn 0;\nconsole.log(num);\ncountDown(num-1);\n}\ncountDown(6) \/\/5,4,3,2,1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nif(num === 0)\nreturn 0;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nfunction sumAll(val){\nif(n === 0){\nreturn 0;\n}else{\nreturn val +=sumAll(val-1)\n}\n}\nalert(sumAll(5)) \/\/15<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"