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

Posted by mouad essousy
mouad essousy
2,187 Points

something weird

Hi,I put this code in the second question but it doesn't work,But it works with me in my browser. this is my code: and thnks!

script.js 
  function returnValue(text){
  var echo = text;
  return echo;
}
alert( returnValue("Hello"));
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>

1 Answer

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points
Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

They want you to create the echo variable after the function, after the closing }, not inside of it:

function returnValue(text){
  return text;
}

// create the echo variable out here
mouad essousy
mouad essousy
2,187 Points

i have answered this first question lol i'm stuck in the second.