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

Brittany Moyer
Brittany Moyer
3,879 Points
Posted by Brittany Moyer
Brittany Moyer
3,879 Points

Struggling with this challenge for three days. Not sure if I understand the material.

I have been struggling with this challenge. I visited MDN to try and help me understand but even when putting something similar to the example in, it is still incorrect. Could someone explain to my what I'm doing wrong, what the challenge is actually looking for and how I can create a correct function with arguments please?

script.js
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>
Maxwell Messina
Maxwell Messina
9,939 Points 
function returnValue(sampleParameter) {     
 return sampleParameter; 
}

var echo = returnValue("random string");

An argument is anything you pass through a function. This function is called by the variable returnValue and passing the argument of "random string".

2 Answers

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi Brittany,

Your code should look something like this:

function returnValue(value) {
  return value;
}

var echo = returnValue("something amazing");
Brittany Moyer
Brittany Moyer
3,879 Points
Brittany Moyer
Brittany Moyer
3,879 Points

So I was making it much too complicated than it needed to be. Thank you so much!

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Yeh, a lot of the tests are that way. :)