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

Posted by Peckeday Slossar
Peckeday Slossar
1,069 Points

Can't figure out how to pass the second step

Not sure what to do here... Wrote the function out like this and it says syntax error line 1 unexpected number. Wasn't sure what I was doing wrong and played with the code a bit. I passed the first step by replacing the 5 and 10 in the code with mny and str and testing this condition. I would like to know why I am getting a syntax error and how to add numbers to what I think is the parameters of my function inside the first pair of parenthesis. Thank you in advance, appreciate the help.

script.js 
function max  (5,10)   {
 if (5<10) {
   return 10
 }
}

2 Answers

Chris Jardine
Chris Jardine
13,299 Points

Hi Peckeday

Yes the code I gave you earlier was for Task 1. For task 2, you call the max function and place your numbers:

function max(x, y) {
  if(x>y) {
   return x; 
  } else {
    return y; 
  }
}
alert (max(10, 5));
Chris Jardine
Chris Jardine
13,299 Points
Chris Jardine
Chris Jardine
13,299 Points

Hi Peckeday

You don't put numbers as the arguments, you give them a name.

function max(x, y) {
  if(x>y) {
   return x; 
  } else {
    return y; 
  }
}
Peckeday Slossar
Peckeday Slossar
1,069 Points

Already did that, wont pass 2nd step. I replaced the mny and str parts of my code with x and y and wrote the code like you did. Than I added alert(max(x,y) ); like the 2nd step asks for and your code doesn't pass either, says Task 1 is no longer passing.