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

Posted by Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

I'm still missing something

it still won't work

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

2 Answers

Valerio Ripamonti
Valerio Ripamonti
5,022 Points
Valerio Ripamonti
Valerio Ripamonti
5,022 Points

For this challenge you have to pass any string as the parameter when you call the function

function returnValue { return value; }

var echo = returnValue('Hello');

shay elbaz
shay elbaz
2,885 Points
shay elbaz
shay elbaz
2,885 Points

function returnValue(arg){ return arg; } this is the correct answer.