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

pls help me this one

After your newly created returnValue function, create a new variable named echo. Set the value of echo to be the results from calling the returnValue function. When you call the returnValue function, make sure to pass in any string you'd like for the parameter.

script.js
function returnValue(food){
  var echo = (food + "is on the");

}
returnValue("Apple");
index.html
<!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

Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points

Your function should still just return the parameter you're typing in. After the function, not inside the function, you should declare a variable named echo, that holds the value of the function with a parameter. This means that it should look like this

function returnValue(food){
  return food;
}
var echo = returnValue("Apple");

thank you Stephan. can you help me also the next step. Still can't analize the answer >.<

"Create a new function named max which accepts two numbers as arguments (you can name the arguments, whatever you would like). The function should return the larger of the two numbers.

HINT: You'll need to use a conditional statement to test the 2 parameters to see which is the larger of the two."