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

Ali Corlett
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Ali Corlett
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Posted by Ali Corlett
Ali Corlett
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beneath max function add a 'call' in alert format.

I run this and I get, now No1 isn't passing. I go back. I change nothing, No1 passes. I am calling the function called 'max' and it has the two "numbers a, b". I really don't understand why the alert isn't showing a result as 'a'.

It is outside code block. It doesn't need an end brace. I think it should call function max and display 'a' as being more than b.

I am totally dumbfounded. Can you help?

script.js 
function max (a, b) {

   if (a > b)  {
   return a;
 } else  {  return b; }

}
alert( max (a,b) );

2 Answers

af09
af09
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af09
af09
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//Just pass numbers when you call the function and should be work fine. Something like this:

alert( max (3,5) );
Ali Corlett
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Ali Corlett
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Ali Corlett
Ali Corlett
Courses Plus Student 1,359 Points

Thanks so much. I was confused by the video that said alphas could be used and sorted in order like a number. This worked. thanks.