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

Posted by Jacob Headley Porter
Jacob Headley Porter
2,571 Points

Argument and Return statement

I keep doing what it tells me to do, and every time I do, it changes what i need to do. so I do that and it tells me to do the first task all over again,

script.js 
function returnValue(hi) {
  var echo = hi
  return echo
  returnValue(hi)
}
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

Angyal István
Angyal István
11,259 Points
Angyal István
Angyal István
11,259 Points

Task 1: !! DON'T FORGET SEMI COLONS ; IT THROWS ERROR !!

function returnValue(anyThing) {

return anyThing;

}

Task 2: !! CREAT THE NEW VARIABLE OUT FROM YOUR FUNCTION !!

function returnValue(anyThing) {

return anyThing;

}

var echo = returnValue("anyOtherThing"); // USE PARANTHIES BEACUSE AT NOW YOU PASS A STRING TO THE FUNCTION AND NOT A REFERENCE/VARIABLE!

By the way in Your code, You do a recursive function, wich loops forever :)

Have a nice day, Bye!