JavaScript JavaScript Basics Creating Reusable Code with Functions Returning a Value from a Function

Posted by Hilary Katsande
Hilary Katsande
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Create New variable and stores the current year it. Now add a statement that returns this variable

create a new variable and stores the current year Now add a statement that returns this variable from the function

script.js 
function getYear() {
}
var current year {
  alert (return);
}
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

Robert Anthony
Robert Anthony
19,947 Points
Robert Anthony
Robert Anthony
19,947 Points

The task tells you the add the following code to your function:

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

Then you need to return this variable. You do this using the return statement and what you want to return, so:

return year;