Javascript does not exit for loop when return statement is called

Question

While iterating through the for loop inside my function, even after the return statement is reached, the loop proceeds infinitely.

At this point, j is greater than lister.length. It exits the for loop and at the end of function jumps back to the for loop in a seemingly endless circuit.

This behaviour doesn't make sense to me as the return statement should terminate the function.

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Here is my function:

function permutationLoop(originalArray, listOfPermutations) {

    // generates a permutation(Shuffle),and makes sure it is not already in the list of Perms
    var lister = generatingPerms(originalArray, listOfPermutations);

    //adds the permutation to the list
    listOfPermutations.push(lister);

    var tester = true;

    //This for loop looks through the new permutation to see if it is in-order.
    for (var j = 0; j < lister.length; j++) {

        //This if statement checks to see as we iterate if it is in order
        if (lister[j] > lister[j + 1]) {
            tester = false;
        }

        if (j == (lister.length - 1) && tester == true) {
            //Return the permutation number that found the ordered array.

            return listOfPermutations.length;
            //THIS IS NOT EXITING THE LOOP
        }

        if (j == lister.length - 1 && tester == false) {
            permutationLoop(originalArray, listOfPermutations);
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

may your if statement is not valid try testing by if(true){ ..code.. }