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

Peter Gess
Peter Gess
16,553 Points
Posted by Peter Gess
Peter Gess
16,553 Points

max function not passing a number

What am I missing here?

script.js 
function max(number1, number2) {
  if (number1 > number2) {
    return "number1" 
  }
}
max("2", "1");

2 Answers

Gavin Mace
Gavin Mace
30,747 Points
Gavin Mace
Gavin Mace
30,747 Points

No idea how I managed to get this right so quickly...

function max (a, b) { if (a > b) { return a } else { return b} };