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

Fuad Muhammad
Fuad Muhammad
4,273 Points
Posted by Fuad Muhammad
Fuad Muhammad
4,273 Points

What this mean? I'm not understand what is the point of the question?! Please Treehouse, don't make me mad!

The Task : "After your newly created returnValue function, create a new variable named echo. Set the value of echo to be the results from calling the returnValue function. When you call the returnValue function, make sure to pass in any string you'd like for the parameter. The function will accept the string you pass to it and return it back (using the return statement). Then your echo variable will be set with what is returned, the results."

Any wrong of this code? But, it still failed!

script.js 
function returnValue(anyThing) {
  var echo = alert(anyThing);
  return echo;
}

returnValue("Hello");
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

james south
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james south
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james south
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james south
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yes, the function just needs to return the string argument. the echo variable does not go inside the function, it goes under. it is a variable to which you are assigning the return of the function, so it's just echo = function(argument);

Fuad Muhammad
Fuad Muhammad
4,273 Points
Fuad Muhammad
Fuad Muhammad
4,273 Points

Yes it is work. Thank you so much James!!