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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Pass Information Into Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by Marc Christiansen
Marc Christiansen
1,744 Points

Task makes no sense to me

don´t get what it wants me to do?

script.js 
function max (num1, num2) {

  return Math.max( num1 + num2);

}

max(2, 7)

2 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

The first thing that you're missing is that it wants you to test what the maximum of the numbers should be by using an if condition statement.

Secondly, you're trying to use the max() method when all it wants is a function called max, which you've successfully defined.

function max (num1, num2) {
}

So next provide a way for JavaScript to check which number when called is the largest of the 2 numbers... the way to do that is with a condition statement.

Simply return a reference to those variables .e.g. return num1

Marc Christiansen
Marc Christiansen
1,744 Points
Marc Christiansen
Marc Christiansen
1,744 Points

I still don´t understand the task.

But i made it work now.

Thank you :-)