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

Dhru upender
Dhru upender
2,616 Points
Posted by Dhru upender
Dhru upender
2,616 Points

function returnValue(s){ return a; }

Not sure why this is not a function

script.js 
function returnValue(s){
  return a;
}
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

Cian Mulville
Cian Mulville
26,789 Points
Cian Mulville
Cian Mulville
26,789 Points

You're asked to: Create a function named returnValue that accepts a single argument (you can name it anything), then immediately returns that argument.

So you need to return "s" if that is the argument you pass in.

Dhru upender
Dhru upender
2,616 Points
Dhru upender
Dhru upender
2,616 Points

THank you! It was a typo on my part that I did not see.