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

Diyan Aleksiev
Diyan Aleksiev
4,142 Points
Posted by Diyan Aleksiev
Diyan Aleksiev
4,142 Points

Doesn't pass, i cant

please help

script.js 
  function returnValue(aaa) {
  return aaa;
  returnValue("My argument");
  var echo
    var echo = returnValue("My argument"); 
}
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

ilithya
ilithya
19,818 Points
ilithya
ilithya
19,818 Points

Hi Diyan Aleksiev,

It would be a great help to know more details about what do you exactly want to do with that function. What's the goal?

Angela Bortone
Angela Bortone
7,405 Points
Angela Bortone
Angela Bortone
7,405 Points

it looks like you are trying to call the function inside of the function. the placement of the curly braces seems to be an issue.