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

Jason Styron
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Jason Styron
Courses Plus Student 955 Points
Posted by Jason Styron
Jason Styron
Courses Plus Student 955 Points

I do not understand this challenge, I have tried it multiple times and for some reason task 2 is not clicking with me.

function returnValue(time){ var echo = ( time + 'minutes to my house'); return time }

???

script.js 
function returnValue(tripmileage){
  var echo = returnValue;
  return tripmileage
}
returnValue('20 + 30');
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

Ryan Navarro
Ryan Navarro
13,889 Points
Ryan Navarro
Ryan Navarro
13,889 Points

The challenge is having you assign the variable the function with the parameters var echo = returnValue("20+30");

Anthony Collier
Anthony Collier
101 Points

Just to piggyback off this. The challenge is requiring you to assign the variable after the function. Not inside the function.