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

Alan Jaffery
Alan Jaffery
4,803 Points
Posted by Alan Jaffery
Alan Jaffery
4,803 Points

Challenge - Java Script Basics: Create a function

The Task is: Create a function named returnValue that accepts a single argument (you can name it anything), then immediately returns that argument.

I dont know what i did wrong? Can someone help!?

Thank you and kind regards, Alan

script.js 
function returnValue(test){
  return returnValue(test);
}
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>
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points

I suggest you go through the video again and get an idea, function creation is correct, acceptance of the parameter is correct, the way you return is wrong.

1 Answer

Romain Gaget
Romain Gaget
24,449 Points
Romain Gaget
Romain Gaget
24,449 Points

You are passing the argument test that you need to return: then if you call the function returnValue('hello') that will return hello

function returnValue(test){ return test; }

Alan Jaffery
Alan Jaffery
4,803 Points
Alan Jaffery
Alan Jaffery
4,803 Points

So i dont return the function, i just return the argument?

Thank you for helping :)