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

Gesang Lamu
Gesang Lamu
2,742 Points
Posted by Gesang Lamu
Gesang Lamu
2,742 Points

JS Basics Stage5 function challenge

is this asking what I wrote below? Not sure if I can nest function like this, am I thinking too much? Don't laugh if I did something ridiculous.

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.

var echo = function(){

function returnValue(a){

return a; } returnValue("My argument");

};

script.js 
var echo = function(){

  function returnValue(a){

  return a;
}
  returnValue("My argument");

};
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

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Gesang,

Your code would look somthing similar to this:

function returnValue(arg){
  return arg;
}

var echo = returnValue('My argument');

You are first creating the function which is passing in the function with:

function returnValue(arg){
  return arg;
}

You are then using this function and passing in your argument with this part:

returnValue('My argument');

Finally you're storing this value in the variable with:

var echo = returnValue('My argument');

Hope that helps

-Rich

Gesang Lamu
Gesang Lamu
2,742 Points
Gesang Lamu
Gesang Lamu
2,742 Points

Hi Rich,

That helps a lot!! thank you, thats right, it asking to store the result of the function not literally the entire block of the the function like I did.

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

No problem. Happy to help :)

Travis Stewart
Travis Stewart
15,188 Points
Travis Stewart
Travis Stewart
15,188 Points

Thanks Gesang and Rich. Both for posting and for answering. I spent about 10 minutes over-thinking this problem.

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

No problem :)

Gesang Lamu
Gesang Lamu
2,742 Points
Gesang Lamu
Gesang Lamu
2,742 Points

very glad that I posted !! :)