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

Luis Paulino
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What do I do know?

I need help finishing this exercise. It says that I have to display it out side the function, and it just doesn't work. Let me know if you need more information.

script.js 
function max(five,eight){
  return eight;
}

1 Answer

Brent Suggs
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Well the function you have written isn't complete yet. The challenge wants you to create a function that will take two parameters (numbers), determine which parameter is larger and then return the value of that parameter. Remember that when you declare the function that the parameter names are just placeholders for the actual values that you will provide the function when called upon.

for example: 

// function declaration 
function greaterThan(placeholder) {
    if (placeholder > 2) {
         return placeholder;
    }
}
// function call 
greaterThan(5);