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Seth Johnson
15,200 PointsNeed help figuring out the "Passing an Argument to a Function" Code Challenge.
I don't know if I simply keep misunderstanding the instructions, but I cannot figure out step 2 of this challenge, particularly the "Set the value of echo to be the results from calling the returnValue function" portion of it. Everything I try keeps telling me I haven't stored a return value for the "echo" variable.
function returnValue( instructions ) {
var echo = instructions;
return instructions;
}
returnValue("hello");
<!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
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsYou're close, but the function itself should be left as it was when you passed task 1. All of the task 2 instructions are to be performed outside of the function.
Your call is good, but the declaration and assignment of "echo" should be down there also.
Seth Johnson
15,200 PointsStill having a lot of difficulty figuring this one out. I did get it done and got the checkmark and what-have-you, but I feel like it was only through sheer dumb luck.
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsIt's not uncommon for it to take a bit of exposure to something new to "sink in". You might need to just forge ahead for a little bit until you have an "Aha!" moment.