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

Jacob Tennyson
Jacob Tennyson
6,240 Points
Posted by Jacob Tennyson
Jacob Tennyson
6,240 Points

What am i doing wrong?

help

script.js 
function max(10,20){
  if(10<20){
    return(20);
    }else{
    return(10);
    }

2 Answers

George Zabel
George Zabel
5,194 Points
George Zabel
George Zabel
5,194 Points

The question wants you to use variables instead of actual numbers as an input. So, you'd start with 

function max(num1, num2){

and go from there. Let me know if you need additional help!

Please upvote and mark as best answer if this was helpful!

LaVaughn Haynes
LaVaughn Haynes
12,397 Points
LaVaughn Haynes
LaVaughn Haynes
12,397 Points

I assume you want your function to take 2 numbers and return the bigger number? If so

//use variables in your function
//instead of numbers
function max(num1, num2){
    if(num1 < num2){
        return(num2);
    }else{
        return(num1);
    }
}

//call the function with numbers
alert( max(10, 20) );

I alerted the results of using the function but you can also just store the bigger number in a variable and use it later

var biggestNum = max(10, 20);