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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Passing an Argument to a Function

Posted by Abdul Salam Alkaabi
Abdul Salam Alkaabi
4,871 Points

help

Now 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.

script.js 
function returnValue(hello){
 var echo =  returnValue(hello);
return hello;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Abdul :)

Looks like your return value should be inside the function, then you need to store the results of that function in the variable named echo :)

function returnValue($hello){
  return $hello;
}
var echo = returnValue("My Argument");

Hope this helps

Craig :)

julian arce
julian arce
3,181 Points
julian arce
julian arce
3,181 Points

this helped me so much, I was stuck on it for a day trying to figure it out