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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Passing an Argument to a Function

mike howie
mike howie
1,953 Points
Posted by mike howie
mike howie
1,953 Points

Hmmm. It doesn't look like you're storing the returned value in the `echo` variable.

what am i doing wrong?

script.js 
function returnValue(bob) {
  var echo = bob;
  return bob;
}
returnValue('michael')
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>

3 Answers

Arda Başaran
Arda Başaran
8,702 Points
Arda Başaran
Arda Başaran
8,702 Points

You shouldn't change anything inside the function. The variable "echo" should be defined outside, so it's creating a new variable and assigning the value of the function to that variable.

mike howie
mike howie
1,953 Points
mike howie
mike howie
1,953 Points

that worked thank you

mike howie
mike howie
1,953 Points
mike howie
mike howie
1,953 Points

can you show me what you mean?