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

Kristenia Clark
Kristenia Clark
2,252 Points
Posted by Kristenia Clark
Kristenia Clark
2,252 Points

I'm trying to create an alert but getting syntax error instead

script.js 
function max (high,low){
alert ( max high,low ();
  if ( high > low ){
   return high;
} else if ( high < low ) { 
  return low;
}

}

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,970 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,970 Points

Some hints:

1) The alert should go after the max function (meaning after the last closing bracket)

2) To call the max function with values 10 and 5 you would use: max(10, 5)

3) To alert the result of the max function place the code from #2 between the parentheses of the alert function: alert(max(10,5))