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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Returning a Value from a Function

Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points
Posted by Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points

call the getyear function 

#i know the answer is this
function getYear() {
  var year =new Date().getFullYear();
  return year
}

#however,i can i do it like this.
function getYear() {
  return new Date().getFullYear();
}

```script.js
function getYear() {
  var year =new Date().getFullYear();
  return year
}
var yearToday
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points 
//why this function doesn't pass the coding challenge.

function getYear() {
  return new Date().getFullYear();