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returning an array from a function.. javascript

Hey I'm making an array and trying to return it from a function.. i dont know how... can someone help me please....

Code:

<html>

<head>

<title> </title>



<script language="javascript">



function uni(name,city,studNum) {



        this.name = name;

        this.city = city;

        this.studNum = studNum;

}



function initialise() {



        var University = new Array();

        

        University[0] = new uni("Victoria Univeristy","Wellington","16000");

        University[1] = new uni("University of Canterbury","Christchurch","12500");

        University[2] = new uni("Otago Univeristy","Dunedin","17000");

        University[3] = new uni("Auckland Univeristy","Auckland","26000");

        

        return University;        

}



function display() {



        for (var i=0; i < University.length; i++) {

                document.write("Name: "+University[i].name+"<br>");

                document.write("City: "+University[i].city+"<br>");

                document.write("Enrollment: "+University[i].studNum+"<br>");

        }



}



</script>

</head>

<body>

<script language="javascript">



initialise();



display();





</script>

</body>

</html>

I'm getting an error at the for loop when I'm usiing "University.length" it says "University" is not defined.. I think my array function is not returing the array.. i cant figure it out.

ok i've got ti to work but still unsure about correct way of returning and using arrays from a function.. heres what i changed.

Code:

<html>

<head>

<title>Univeristy Arrays</title>

<script language="javascript">



function uni(name,city,studNum) {



        this.name = name;

        this.city = city;

        this.studNum = studNum;

}



function initialise() {



        var University = new Array();

        

        University[0] = new uni("Victoria Univeristy","Wellington","16000");

        University[1] = new uni("University of Canterbury","Christchurch","12500");

        University[2] = new uni("Otago Univeristy","Dunedin","17000");

        University[3] = new uni("Auckland Univeristy","Auckland","26000");

        

        return University;        

}



function display(thisArray) {



        for (var i=0; i < thisArray.length; i++) {

                document.write("Name: "+thisArray[i].name+"<br>");

                document.write("City: "+thisArray[i].city+"<br>");

                document.write("Enrollment: "+thisArray[i].studNum+"<br><br>");

        }



}

</script>

</head>

<body>

<script language="javascript">



var x;



x = initialise();



display(x);

</script>

</body>

</html>

Is this a good/correct way to catch a return from an array and use it? I've only been learning to program for a few months now.. is it the similar in any other language to do what i am doing?