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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Create Reusable Code with Functions Return a Value from a Function

Posted by Sahmad Nakumbe
Sahmad Nakumbe
3,423 Points

const year = new Date().getFullYear();

script.js 
function getYear() { 
 const year = new Date().getFullYear(365);
 return = getYear();
}
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>

2 Answers

Sahmad Nakumbe
Sahmad Nakumbe
3,423 Points
Sahmad Nakumbe
Sahmad Nakumbe
3,423 Points

Thank Zimri

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points
Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points 
function getYear() { 
 const year = new Date().getFullYear(365);
 return = getYear();
}

this function will recursively call itself forever, because the function is trying to return itself, which will cause an infinite loop.

Instead, do this:

function getYear() { 
 const year = new Date().getFullYear(365);
 return =  year;
}
Sahmad Nakumbe
Sahmad Nakumbe
3,423 Points

function getYear() { const year = new Date().getFullYear(); return = year; }

function getYear() { const year = new Date().getFullYear(); return = Year; }

function getYear() { const year = new Date().getFullYear(365); return = year; }

function getYear() { const year = new Date().getFullYear(365); return = Year; }

Same thing error!

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points

sorry, try this

function getYear() { 
 const year = new Date().getFullYear(365);
 return year;
}

it shouldn't have an = after the return.