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Jordan Howlett
8,854 Pointsjavascript function
Why will my code respond with correct answers when used with alert(); && document.write() but not for this challenge. Here is my code function max(num1, num2) { if (num1 > num2) { return num1; } else { alert("Keep trying"); } } max(23, 3);
eddie duro
2,165 PointsThe challenge is asking for the function to return a number. So your else condition doesn't complete the challenge. It should be num2 vs alert("keep trying");
eddie duro
2,165 PointsExactly what Scott said, sorry didn't see you already answered!
1 Answer
Melissa Austin
3,383 PointsYou are very close. Scott's response is correct. You just need to change the alert to return the largest number as shown below:
function max(num1, num2) {
if (num1 > num2) {
return num1;
} else {
return num2;
}
}
max(23, 3);
Scott Montgomery
23,242 PointsScott Montgomery
23,242 PointsThe challenge wants you to return the larger of the two numbers. If you were to give it the arguments (3,23) the alert would run instead of returning 23.
Your code works fine it just doesn't execute exactly what the challenge wants. Instead of alert('keep trying'); use return num2;