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

Luis Paulino
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Luis Paulino
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Posted by Luis Paulino
Luis Paulino
Courses Plus Student 1,779 Points

Like this?

I edited this answer, but I know something still f# up.

script.js 
function returnValue(anything){
  return anything;
}
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>

4 Answers

Kieran Black
Kieran Black
9,139 Points
Kieran Black
Kieran Black
9,139 Points

Hi Luis,

You are close, but currently you are assigning a string of 'returnValue();' to the variable echo, instead you want to call the function and provide a string as the argument, the return value of the returnValue() method will then be stored in the variable.

function returnValue(anything) {
  return anything;
}
var echo = returnValue('string here');

Hope that helps

KB :octopus:

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,072 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,072 Points

There should have been a hint with the challenge test response. Did you get this response:

Bummer! It doesn't look like you passed a string (characters inside quote marks) to the returnValue() method like this: returnValue('hello').

Also, the quotes they put around the answer aren't meant to be part of the answer. So your actual answer would look something like this:

var echo = returnValue('hello');
Kieran Black
Kieran Black
9,139 Points
Kieran Black
Kieran Black
9,139 Points

You're welcome :octopus:

Russell Sawyer
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Russell Sawyer
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 15,705 Points
Russell Sawyer
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Russell Sawyer
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 15,705 Points

You are pretty close. You need to pass a string into the function. Also, when you call the function you don't use quotes.

function returnValue (anything) {
  return anything;
}
var echo = returnValue('string');