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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by faisalabdulaziz
faisalabdulaziz
1,489 Points

how can I use function and test it with tow argument , to see which one is larger?

how can I use function and test it with tow argument , to see which one is larger?

script.js 
function max ( omar , faisal) {

  if ( omar > faisal) {
  return (omar)
  }

}

2 Answers

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

Something like this:

function max(a, b) {
    return (a > b) ? a : b
}
faisalabdulaziz
faisalabdulaziz
1,489 Points

thanks for helping but where is the conditional statement ?? this challenge tell to test 2 argument with if , and return the larger value

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

I my example I used something called a 'ternary operator'

 return (a > b) ? a : b

what this basically means is: is A greater than B? If yes - return A. If not - Return B

The equivalent to this is basically what you already wrote:

function max(a, b) {
    if (a > b) {
        return a;
    } else {
        return b;
    }
}