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

Adrien Pelegri
Adrien Pelegri
4,307 Points
Posted by Adrien Pelegri
Adrien Pelegri
4,307 Points

I don' know where to pass the string to the return value ?

Need help, I become crazy

script.js 
function returnValue (js) {
  return js;
  var echo = returnValue(); 
}
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>

2 Answers

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

it accepts the following:

function returnValue(anArgument)
{
  return anArgument;
}
var echo = returnValue('the value here is returned and thus assigned to echo');