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

Posted by Firas Turk
Firas Turk
3,913 Points

storing the return value?

how do i solve this??!? :)

script.js 
function returnValue(number) {
  var echo;
  return (number);

}

console.log(returnValue('5'));
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

Juthawong Naisanguansee
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Juthawong Naisanguansee
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Juthawong Naisanguansee
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Juthawong Naisanguansee
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 80,724 Points

Hi Firas, You Almost Got It Right, Just Assign The Return Value to Variable name echo.

Thanks,

Juthawong Naisanguansee 

function returnValue(number) {
  return (number);
}

var echo = returnValue("Hello");