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

Posted by Iris Wang
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Iris Wang
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 8,288 Points

Creating a max() function JavaScript basics

Hi all,

I have tried a different conditional statement in my code but I get a syntax error. How am I suppose to get the return value to return me the bigger number of the 2 arguments in the parameter?

Please help. Thank you

script.js 
function max( numberA, numberB) { 
  if ( numberA >== numberB) {
    return numberA;
  } else if (numberA <== numberB)
    return numberB;
}

2 Answers

Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
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Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

There is no operators >== or <==. If you wanna use greater then and less then, corect is <= and >=

You can find more info here - http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_operators.asp (in subtopic JavaScript Comparison and Logical Operators)

Iris Wang
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Iris Wang
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 8,288 Points

Oh my goodness, yes! Thank you so much Sergey for pointing that out, the problem is solved!