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

Gheon Steenkamp
Gheon Steenkamp
458 Points
Posted by Gheon Steenkamp
Gheon Steenkamp
458 Points

function getYear() { const year = new Date().getFullYear(); return year; Store the returned value of the function in

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

}

const year = yearToday();
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

Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points
Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points

Hi Gheon,

In the last line of your code, you are supposed to store the returned value of the function in a new variable named "yearToday". You named your variable "year".

Also to call the function you use the function name with the parenthesis after it "getYear()".

So the last line of code should look like this:

const yearToday = getYear();

Hope this helps and Happy Coding! Heidi