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

Melanie Loff-Bird
Melanie Loff-Bird
941 Points
Posted by Melanie Loff-Bird
Melanie Loff-Bird
941 Points

Receiving parse error

Not sure why I am receiving a parse error

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

1 Answer

John Wilson
John Wilson
12,845 Points
John Wilson
John Wilson
12,845 Points

Try putting brackets around "a > b".

So:

function max (a,b){
  if (a > b) {
    return a;
  } else {
    return b;
  }
}

Does that work?