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

Posted by Kenney Hersch
Kenney Hersch
8,167 Points

Am I returning the function into the variable correctly?

I'm not sure if I have a correct answer or if treehouse wants the answer in a different way.

Am I returning the argument of the function returnValue into the variable echo correctly?

script.js 
function returnValue(item){
  return item;
}

var echo = returnValue();
returnValue("stuff");
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

elk6
elk6
22,916 Points
elk6
elk6
22,916 Points

Hi Kenney,

You were very close! Try to write the function parameter in the function call itself.

Like this:

function returnValue(item){
  return item;
}

var echo = returnValue("stuff");

Elian

Kenney Hersch
Kenney Hersch
8,167 Points

Ah thanks a lot! Of course that would be the one thing I didn't try!