Javascript function return number instead of object -

so, right now, have code looks this

 var citibiz2 = new slao_stat(4, 25, 4, 55, splunktimecitibiz, "citibiz2", "citibiz", '0', 1, subcitibiz);   var slao_stat = function(slahour, slamin, slohour, slomin, splunktime, statusname, mainarray, number, criticality, location) {         this.slamin = slamin;         this.slahour = slahour;         this.slomin = slomin;         this.slohour = slohour;          //set sla , slo time each function         var slatoday = new date(time.year, time.month, time.day, slahour, slamin);         var slotoday = new date(time.year, time.month, time.day, slohour, slomin);          //set sla , slo time next day         var slatom = addday(slatoday, 1);         var slotom = addday(slotoday, 1);          //set sla time 12 hours before current         var slayest = addday(slatoday, -.5);          //set sla , slo time previous day         var sloyes = addday(slotoday, -1);         var slayes = addday(slatoday, -1);          var slaout;         var sloout;           //if thing comes in between time came in last time , sla time tommorow, it's in.         if (splunktime > slayest && splunktime < slatom) {             slaout = slatom;             sloout = slotom;         } else {             slaout = slatoday;             sloout = slotoday;         }         //color conditionals          if//(splunktime > slatoday || currenttime > midyes && splunktime < midyes && splunktime > slayest && currenttime < slotoday){             (currenttime > slatoday && splunktime > slatoday && splunktime != ""){             displaycolor = 4;             main_gray++; //gray status             graydiv = document.getelementbyid(location);             document.getelementbyid(statusname).innerhtml = "<a href='#'><img src='gray.jpg' class = 'select' class = 'image-cropper'></a>";             if(criticality == 1) $('#gray_container' + number).prepend($(graydiv));             else $('#gray_container' + number).append($(graydiv));         }else if (currenttime < sloout) {             //green;             displaycolor = 1;             main_green++;             document.getelementbyid(statusname).innerhtml = "<a href='#'><img src='green.png' class = 'select' class = 'image-cropper'></a>";         } else if (currenttime > slaout) {             //red             displaycolor = 2;             main_red++; //for main status             document.getelementbyid(statusname).innerhtml = "<a href='#'><img src='red.png' class = 'select' class = 'image-cropper'></a>";         } else if (currenttime<slaout && currenttime>sloout) {             //yellow             displaycolor = 3;             main_yellow++; //for main status             document.getelementbyid(statusname).innerhtml = "<a href='#'><img src='yellow.png' class = 'select' class = 'image-cropper'></a>";         } else {             //red             displaycolor = 2;             main_red++; //for main status             document.getelementbyid(statusname).innerhtml = "<a href='#'><img src='red.png' class = 'select' class = 'image-cropper'></a>";          }              if(mainarray == "citibiz"){             if(displaycolor == 4) cbrep = 4;             else if(displaycolor == 2 && cbrep < 4)cbrep = 2;             else if(displaycolor == 3 && cbrep < 2)cbrep = 3;             else if(displaycolor == 1 && cbrep < 2)cbrep = 1;          }         else if(mainarray == "creditetl"){             if(displaycolor == 4) cetlrep = 4;             else if(displaycolor == 2 && cetlrep < 4) cetlrep = 2;             else if(displaycolor == 3 && cetlrep < 2) cetlrep = 3;             else if(displaycolor == 1 && cetlrep < 2)cetlrep = 1;         }         else alert("there no array called " + mainarray);         alert("dc " + displaycolor);          return displaycolor; //returns [object object] instead of number     }; 

my code series of things output number. return number instead of object. there way this?

again, simplified outline of happening in code. i'm asking if can done. thanks!

the issue you're calling function new operator. constructing new object. depending on larger context you're working in, have 2 options.

option 1

don't create new object, , call function normal function:

var citibiz2 = slao_stat(4, 25...) 

option 2

set displaycolor property on object you're creating , use it. instead of:

return displaycolor; 

you do:

this.displaycolor = displaycolor; 

and access on object that's being created new:

var citibiz2 = new slao_stat(4, 2...) alert(citibiz2.displaycolor); //should number