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JavaScript Treehouse Club - MASH MASH - JavaScript The Structure of Functions - Part 3 of 3

Wenwei Lu
Wenwei Lu
10,897 Points
Posted by Wenwei Lu
Wenwei Lu
10,897 Points

don't understand

what does it mean?

script.js 
function random_age(age) {
  var age = age ||5;
  Math.floor(Math.random() * age);
}
random_age();
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Futuristic MASH</title>
    <link href="normalize.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1 class="logo"><img src="img/mash-logo.svg" /></h1>
    <p class="instructions">Fill in the blanks and your future will be foretold.</p>
    <form action="" method="post" id="mash">
      <div class="choice-bucket">
        <h4 class="highlight">What's your future pet?</h4>
        <input name="pet[]">
        <input name="pet[]">
        <input name="pet[]">
        <input name="pet[]">
      </div>
      <input type="submit" value="Tell my fortune">
    </form>

    <script src="script.js"></script>

  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Don't modify the function itself.

The "space for a parameter" is between the parentheses after the function name on the very last line.

Just put any number there that might be someone's age.