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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by Juan Ignacio Reimann
Juan Ignacio Reimann
2,674 Points

Advance?dont get it

advance?

script.js 
function max (a,b){
}
  if b > a {
    return b;
 }
  else {
    return a;
  }
}
max (1,2){
}

1 Answer

john larson
john larson
16,594 Points
john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

Hi Juan, your "if else" logic is fine, so that's great. You got your {} and your code that goes inside them in the wrong places.

function max (a,b){  /* open curly brace */
  if (b > a){  /* conditional statement */
    return b; /* code within curly brace */
  }  else { /* conditional */
    return a; /* code within curly brace
  } 
} /* close the opening curly brace */