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

Posted by Bill Ertle
Bill Ertle
9,286 Points

javascript functions

i'm trying to return the larger of two numbers in a javascript function...can someone take a look at my code and tell me what i'm doing wrong...thank you!

1 Answer

ammonquackenbush
ammonquackenbush
3,867 Points

I don't know what your code looks like but this code works:

var max = function(num1, num2) {
  if (num1 > num2) {
    return num1;
  } else {
  return num2;
 }
};