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

Posted by Neale Potgieter
Neale Potgieter
3,715 Points

Need help with the syntax of this quiz

I keep receiving a syntax error on the following code: function max(n1,n2){ if (n1>n2){ return true}; else { return false}; }

max(1,2);

script.js 
function max(n1,n2){
  if (n1>n2){
    return true};
  else {
    return false};
}

max(1,2);

3 Answers

Serge Kagiema - Fay
Serge Kagiema - Fay
2,879 Points

What number should the max function should return?

A function can return a value by using the return keyword. So, you have one of those scenarios:

function max(n1,n2){ if (n1>n2){ return n1} else { return n2} }

OR

function max(n1,n2){ if (n1>n2){ return n2} else { return n1} }

Neale Potgieter
Neale Potgieter
3,715 Points

Thanks, that resolved it for me.

Serge Kagiema - Fay
Serge Kagiema - Fay
2,879 Points
Serge Kagiema - Fay
Serge Kagiema - Fay
2,879 Points

Hello there,

You need to remove the semicolons Your code must like this.

function max(n1,n2){ if (n1>n2){ return true } else { return false } }

And it will work

Neale Potgieter
Neale Potgieter
3,715 Points
Neale Potgieter
Neale Potgieter
3,715 Points

Thanks - the semicolon clean-up resolved my syntax error but I can't get the max to return a value. This is my error now: "The max function isn't returning a number."

I am not sure why it isn't fetching the number from calling my max function below the code.