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

Posted by Carl Trebino
Carl Trebino
3,919 Points

Can someone help me with this?

I really don't understand what they are asking me to do.

script.js 
function max(big, small) {
  return small;
}

3 Answers

Matthew Furness
Matthew Furness
7,657 Points
Matthew Furness
Matthew Furness
7,657 Points

Hi Carl,

You need an if statement in the function to check which of the numbers passed to the function is larger

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

The if statement checks to see if a is larger than b and, if it evaluates to true, the function returns a. Otherwise, if b is larger than a or they are equal, the else statement returns b.

Hope this helps.

simhub
simhub
26,543 Points
simhub
simhub
26,543 Points

hi Carl,
they want you to use a conditional statement:
you can try this: 

function max(a,b){
return (a>b)?a:(b>a)?b:null;
}

It's a if else shorthand statement.

Carl Trebino
Carl Trebino
3,919 Points

I'm sorry, but this dos not help me. Some of the syntax you are using has not been taught in the course yet. I still don't understand.

simhub
simhub
26,543 Points
simhub
simhub
26,543 Points

You'll need to use a conditional statement to test the 2 parameters to see which is the larger of the two.

function max(a,b){
  if(a>b){ // see if a greater then b, if so it returns true
    return a // if true return a
  }else if(b>a){ // else see if b greater then a, if so it returns true
    return b // if true return b
  }
}
Fabian Pijpers
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Fabian Pijpers
Courses Plus Student 41,372 Points
Fabian Pijpers
Fabian Pijpers
Courses Plus Student 41,372 Points

Dear People, does anyone forget to parse the values.