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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Create a max() Function

Thaddeus Lorenz
Thaddeus Lorenz
3,434 Points
Posted by Thaddeus Lorenz
Thaddeus Lorenz
3,434 Points

Need an answer

I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my code but I can't figure it out. Can someone please help me figure out where I'm going wrong IN the problem?

script.js 
function max( a,b ) {
  return Math.max( a,b );
}
if ( a>b) {
 alert(Math.max( a>b )); 
       } else {
       alert(Math.max( a<=b );
       }

1 Answer

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

A couple of things, first of all there is no need to use Math, that was just an example given in the question to demonstrate how to use alert(). Your if else statement needs to go inside of your function, again no need to use Math here. Outside of your function call your function using two numbers inside of alert() as shown below.

//Calling the function inside of alert
alert(max(1,2));
Thaddeus Lorenz
Thaddeus Lorenz
3,434 Points
Thaddeus Lorenz
Thaddeus Lorenz
3,434 Points

Thanks for responding but when I did everything it didn't work for some reason. Here's the code I just did: function max( a,b ) { return max; if ( a > b) { alert(max( a>b )); } else { alert(max( a<=b ); } alert(max(1,2));