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

Ben Brenton
Ben Brenton
266 Points
Posted by Ben Brenton
Ben Brenton
266 Points

Code Challenge: Not sure how to proceed.

Having been given this code challenge, I'm not quite sure how to proceed. My instinct, and taking the hint from the title of the function, is to incoorporate the Math.max function into the code, but the task laid out seems to suggest that you should use conditional statements to find the higher number of the two. Can someone give me some help along those lines?

script.js

1 Answer

Russ Fleharty
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Russ Fleharty
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 10,815 Points
Russ Fleharty
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Russ Fleharty
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 10,815 Points 
function max(num1, num2 ) { //you can name them whatever you'd like 1,2 is fine too
  if (num1 > num2) {
    return num1;
  } else {
    return num2;
  }
}

max(alert(Math.random()));

Good luck :)

Ben Brenton
Ben Brenton
266 Points
Ben Brenton
Ben Brenton
266 Points

This comes up with the same error I have been hit with, syntax. Back to square one