unction to count down numbers to 1 in JavaScript

count-down.js

// function to count down numbers to 1
function countDownFunc(number) {

    // display the number
    console.log(number);

    // decrease the number value by 1
    const newNumber = number - 1;

    // check condition, the countDownFunc will call itself till the value of newNumber becomes 0
    if (newNumber > 0) {
	// calling function itself with new number
        countDownFunc(newNumber)
    } else {
	console.log(`Count down ends because the newNumber becomes ${newNumber}`)
    }
}

console.log("Count down begins!")
// call a function with given number 5
countDownFunc(5)

/*
THE OUTPUT WILL BE:

"Count down begins!"
5
4
3
2
1
"Count down ends because the newNumber becomes 0"

*/