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

Posted by isaacmarovitz
isaacmarovitz
4,520 Points

Code Parse Error in JavaScript

Help me with this parse error, please.

script.js 
function max (one, two) {
  if (one > two) {
    return one;
  else {
    return two; 
  }
}

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

You just have a small typo. You have forgotten to close the if statement with a } curly brace. If you add it like this:

function max (one, two) {
  if (one > two) {
    return one;
  } else { // Added } at beginning of this line
    return two; 
  }
}

Then your code will work.