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

Samuel Igborgbor
Samuel Igborgbor
4,335 Points
Posted by Samuel Igborgbor
Samuel Igborgbor
4,335 Points

Passing an argument to a function

After the code below i keep getting the response 'It looks like task 1 is no longer passing'

function returnValue(greeting) { var echo = greeting return greeting } returnValue(Hello)

script.js 
function returnValue(greeting) {
 var echo = greeting
return greeting
}
returnValue(Hell0)
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

Florian Stegemann
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Florian Stegemann
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 22,660 Points
Florian Stegemann
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Florian Stegemann
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 22,660 Points

According to the exercise the echo variable should be created outside of the function and it should be assigned the return value of a call of the returnValue function with a String argument:

function returnValue(arg) {
  return arg;
}

var echo = returnValue("Hallo");
Paul Walker
Paul Walker
28,904 Points
Paul Walker
Paul Walker
28,904 Points

Hey Samuel,

Now this function will not display to anything, but that's how I would write it out. Hope that helps.

function returnValue ( greeting ) { return greeting; } returnValue("Hello");