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

Chanel Weathers
Chanel Weathers
7,003 Points
Posted by Chanel Weathers
Chanel Weathers
7,003 Points

Can you tell whats wrong with this function Ive created?

Im not sure whats wrong with the function I created for this challenge, but I keep getting an error but i'm almost certain this is correct.

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

returnValue("the string");
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

Valerio Ripamonti
Valerio Ripamonti
5,022 Points
Valerio Ripamonti
Valerio Ripamonti
5,022 Points

Hi Chanel, When you call your function you have to save the result into a variable:

var echo = returnValue("the string");

Have fun and happy coding!

Chanel Weathers
Chanel Weathers
7,003 Points
Chanel Weathers
Chanel Weathers
7,003 Points

oh i see.. thanks for the tip!