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

Todd Harvey
Todd Harvey
3,178 Points
Posted by Todd Harvey
Todd Harvey
3,178 Points

please help!!!!

just cant figure this one out without the answer

script.js 
function max(one,two){
  if (one > two) {
    return one;
  } else if (two > one){
    return two;
}
}

1 Answer

Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart
11,921 Points
Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart
11,921 Points

I just tried your solution and it worked. Which browser are you using? It may be a stretch, but since ES6 is not supported on all browsers it may not be able to run your code to validate it since you're using ES6 syntax.

Try this and see if it works, this is in the old syntax:

var max = function(one, two) {
  if (one > two) {
    return one;
  } else if (two > one) {
    return two;
  }
}

As a side note you could also do:

function max(one, two) {
  if (one > two) {
    return one;
  }

  return two;
}

Since the first return statement stops the function from going any further the second return statement will only execute if one is not greater than two. (Makes your code a lot easier to read in the long run)

Todd Harvey
Todd Harvey
3,178 Points
Todd Harvey
Todd Harvey
3,178 Points

thats the answer on 1/2 im on 2/2 where i need to do an alert statement i think.