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

Posted by Jonathan Morton
Jonathan Morton
7,942 Points

How is this wrong???

{ return year;} - is this not it?

script.js 
function getFullYear(){
  var year = new Date() .getFullYear();
return year;}
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

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points
Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points

Hi Jonathan,

In Challenge 1/3 you were instructed to create an empty getYear() function, but now in 2/3 I notice you've changed the function name to getFullYear(). If you change it back, it should pass.

Jonathan Morton
Jonathan Morton
7,942 Points

Thank you i was able to complete the challenge