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Kevin Jervis
2,600 PointsArguments and Functions
Hi Guys
Just got this message: It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.
Thanks Kevin
function returnValue(Panda){
return Panda;
var echo = "+" (returnValue);
get returnValue;
}
<!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>
2 Answers
Katie Wood
19,141 PointsHi there,
This is happening because the second step wants you to add the code after the function, rather than inside of it. Task 1 is no longer passing because it's looking for a function that just returns the value and nothing else.
What you're trying to do is just declare a variable, echo, and set it equal to what you get when you call your returnValue function. It would look something like this:
function returnValue(Panda){
return Panda;
}
var echo = returnValue("Pandas are awesome");
Here, when echo is initialized it will run the returnValue function and pass in the string "Pandas are awesome". That string gets saved to Panda when the function runs, and then returned on the "return Panda" line.
Kevin Jervis
2,600 PointsHi Katie
I see now That makes sense. Thank you for the clear and concise explanation :o)
Katie Wood
19,141 PointsNo problem! Glad it helped :)