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

Posted by Kate Plowman
Kate Plowman
732 Points

Set the value of echo to be the results from calling the returnValue function.

What am I doing wrong with this code?

Thanks in advance for your help.

script.js 
function returnValue(number) {

  var echo = returnValue('number')

  return echo;
}
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>

1 Answer

Jaro Schwab
Jaro Schwab
8,957 Points

Hey.

You need to CALL your function and assign the return value to a variable. In your code, you're trying to call your number function inside the number function, which doesn't really make sense. Your Code should look more like this:

function returnValue(number) {
  return number;
}

var echo = returnValue("18");