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

Posted by Sahmad Nakumbe
Sahmad Nakumbe
3,423 Points

Create a function named max that accepts two numbers as arguments (name the parameters whatever you would like). The fun

script.js 
function max(a1, a2) {

  if {
  } else {
  return(a1 + a2);
}

numbers();

2 Answers

Mark Tripney
Mark Tripney
8,666 Points
Mark Tripney
Mark Tripney
8,666 Points

Hi Sahmad! I'm guessing you're having trouble solving this one? The script you've posted isn't actually doing anything. For one, you haven't passed any arguments to the function, and there's no condition in your if statement...

function max(a1, a2) {
  if (a1 > a2) {
    return a1;
  } else {
    return a2;
}

console.log(max(4, 6));

Or, for a more succinct solution, using a ternary operator, you could try:

function max(a1, a2) {
  return a1 > a2 ? a1 : a2;
}

console.log(max(4, 6));

The return statement here looks quite complicated, but really isn't. The first part, a1 > a2 is the condition we're testing then, following the question mark, we have two possible outcomes. If the condition is truthy, the expression left of the colon is executed; if it's falsy, the condition right of the colon is executed.

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

Thank you