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Kateryna Voloshyna
1,754 PointsCan't understand what is needed here
"Now that you've created the returnValue function, call it, by passing it a literal string value -- a series of characters in quote marks like this: 'My argument'. Store the results of the function in a variable named echo." this is the task. I'm confused where I need to put that 'My argument'
Maybe I missunderstood the task, but I simply can't figure out what the final code should look like, my attempt is posted here, but it's incorrect.
function returnValue(){
var echo = "My argument";
return echo;
}
<!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>
3 Answers
Iain Diamond
29,379 PointsHi, The first part is to write a function that takes an argument
// First challenge
function returnValue(arg) {
return arg;
}
// then call your new function with a string.
var echo = returnValue("I'm passing in an argument to my new function");
Hope this makes sense. :)
Saskia Lund
5,673 PointsIt asks you to call a function, not build one :)
Calling and storing the output in a variable name echo should look like this:
var echo = returnValue("My argument");
Kateryna Voloshyna
1,754 PointsYes, thank you, guys, for your help.