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

Posted by Adlan Ilyasov
Adlan Ilyasov
2,476 Points

Why cant i use "else"

I found out the answer to this one, but still curious on why i cant use "else"?

script.js 
function max(a, b) {
 if (a>b);
  return a;
} else {
  return b; 
}
}

max(10, 5);

1 Answer

Chris Adams
Chris Adams
553 Points

Hi Adlan Ilyasov ! Your solution here is great, and its so close to passing. The issue here is a syntax issue, and not really about the use of an else statement!

Let's check out your code again

function max ( a , b ) {
   if (a > b);
        return a;
    } else {
        return b; 
    }
}

max(10, 5);

The logic here is great. The only issue here is that you've included a semi-colon ; instead of an opening curly bracket at the start of your conditional!

   if (a > b) {
        return a;
    } else {
        return b; 
    }

This should work :-)