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

Posted by nick shrake
nick shrake
2,251 Points

Need help with function max task 2 of 2

Keep getting this error and not sure what to do to fix it "Did you pass 2 numbers to the max() function."

script.js 
function max (firstNumber, secondNumber){ 
  if (firstNumber > secondNumber) {
    return; firstNumber 
  } else { 
    return secondNumber; } 
}

max(10,9);
alert(max(10,9));

3 Answers

Heidi Puk Hermann
Heidi Puk Hermann
33,366 Points
Heidi Puk Hermann
Heidi Puk Hermann
33,366 Points

If you look in line 3 in your code, you have put the semicolon after return, but before the variable you want to return. if you move the semicolon to the end of the line your code should work perfectly.

...
return firstNumber;
...
Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points
Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points 
function max (firstNumber, secondNumber){ 
  if (firstNumber > secondNumber) {
    return; firstNumber  // ; is mis-placed here
  } else { 
    return secondNumber; } 
}
nick shrake
nick shrake
2,251 Points
nick shrake
nick shrake
2,251 Points

Oh dang idk how that happened lol thanks guys!