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Chuck Robertson
3,408 PointsError?
Why is this code giving an error? The alert even works. It says " Bummer! Hmmm. It doesn't look like you're storing the returned value in the echo variable."
function returnValue( test ){
var echo = test;
return echo;
}
alert(returnValue("My arg"));
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>JavaScript Basics</title>
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<script src="script.js"></script>
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</html>
2 Answers
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsNow that you've created the returnValue function, call it, by passing it a literal string value -- a series of characters in quote marks like this: 'My argument'. Store the results of the function in a variable named echo.
Hi, there's no need for an extra variable in the function body; and the echo should be outside of the function definition.
function returnValue(test) {
return test;
}
var echo = returnValue("My argument");
Matthew Polland
9,652 PointsI agree with William. They are probably asking you to call the function and store it in an echo variable, then alert echo.
Chuck Robertson
3,408 PointsChuck Robertson
3,408 PointsThat was it! Thanks so much!