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

Jacqueline Grubb
Jacqueline Grubb
2,343 Points
Posted by Jacqueline Grubb
Jacqueline Grubb
2,343 Points

in this challenge, I'm being asked to store a function parameter in a variable called "echo" and I can't make it work?

I don't understand what I'm doing wrong -- I'm supposed to write a function that receives "My argument" as the value and then passes that to a variable called "echo". Below is what I wrote. I'm so confused about what I'm doing?? thanks in advance for the help!

function returnValue (value1) {
  var echo = value1;
  return value1;
}
returnValue ("My Argument");

3 Answers

Jacqueline Grubb
Jacqueline Grubb
2,343 Points
Jacqueline Grubb
Jacqueline Grubb
2,343 Points

Found an answer by Matt F. in response to someone else's previous question -- Thank you Matt!.

The answer is to place the variable name "echo" in front of returnValue() rather than up in the function itself.

var echo = returnValue ("My Argument");

Thanks!

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Hi Jacqueline. 

function returnValue (value1) {
  var echo = value1;
  return value1;
}
returnValue ("My Argument");

I just put this exact same code into my code challenge and as I suspected, it works! You've nailed it! So try again and it should work.

You've passed the a parameter into your function and called it correctly at the very end. :-)

Jacqueline Grubb
Jacqueline Grubb
2,343 Points
Jacqueline Grubb
Jacqueline Grubb
2,343 Points

unfortunately, something is still wrong because I'm stuck in a challenge and I can't move forward until I figure out what I'm being asked...Ugh! It still says "Bummer! Hmmm. It doesn't look like you're storing the returned value in the echo variable."