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Manveer Sandhu
Courses Plus Student 1,389 Pointscreates a function with the if and else condition
Create a new function named max which accepts two numbers as arguments (you can name the arguments, whatever you would like). The function should return the larger of the two numbers.
HINT: You'll need to use a conditional statement to test the 2 parameters to see which is the larger of the two.
function max ( one , two) {
if (one > two){
var numbers =
}
2 Answers
Christopher De Lette
Courses Plus Student 7,139 PointsHi Manveer Sandhu, In this challenge, the main goal is to understand how to use conditional statements and pass arguments to a method. You have the idea correct you are simply overthinking it. Simply write the function with two arguments in the max function, use a conditional if/else statement to test larger of the two numbers, and return the larger of the two being compared. So the following JS snippet is how i would code this challenge:
function max(x, y) {
if (x > y) {
return x;
}
else {
return y;
}
}
Hope this helps and Happy Coding!
Christopher De Lette
Courses Plus Student 7,139 PointsHi Alex,
It is correct to state, and my mistake, to call the input variables parameters when formally setting up a function or method. As far as positional reference (first line of function) that is something to ask a way more experienced OOP programmer.
Take care, Chris
Manveer Sandhu
Courses Plus Student 1,389 PointsManveer Sandhu
Courses Plus Student 1,389 PointsThankx mate
Alex Forseth
8,017 PointsAlex Forseth
8,017 PointsHello Christopher. Your second sentence in response to manveer gave me great relief as I have been pretty hard on myself for not being able to figure out the same challenge
That being said what trips me up as a newbie coder is for example "function max(x, y)" <-----When x and y become described as an 'argument'. Aren't they parameters because they are on the first line of the function? Hope this makes sense.
Thanks.