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

Thomas Cormier
Thomas Cormier
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Posted by Thomas Cormier
Thomas Cormier
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QUIZ HELP

I am stuck on the second part of this quiz. I have no idea what I am doing wrong and the quiz hints do not help at all. It also keeps "timing out" every time I submit my answer. I have to copy past my code:

function returnValue (breakfast) { var echo = (breakfast); return breakfast; } returnValue ('eggs');

Tushar Singh
Tushar Singh
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Tushar Singh
Tushar Singh
Courses Plus Student 8,692 Points

First You have to create a function that returns the value that you pass in the function(argument) and then store it in a variable called "echo".

function returnValue(arg) {
  return arg
}
var echo = returnValue("Hello");

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Echo is a variable to be declared outside the function. The value of echo will be the string you pass to the function.

Take a look at my example:

function returnValue(myValue) {
  return myValue;
}

var echo = returnValue("This works!  YAY!");

We initialize a variable echo outside of the function by calling the function and then sending it a string. That string is now assigned to the variable echo.

When your challenge times out, click on the X to close the window. Don't click either of the two buttons offered. Then run check work again.