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

Posted by Zachary Luke
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Zachary Luke
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 17,646 Points

getYear() function will not work. What am I doing wrong?

I'm calling the getYear() function after typing it above, but it only returns a parse error. Help me understand why!

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

getYear()
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

deebird
deebird
7,558 Points
deebird
deebird
7,558 Points

They want you to save the result in a variable

function getYear(){
var year = new Date().getFullYear();
  return year;
}

var yearToday = getYear();
christian gamboa
christian gamboa
10,097 Points
christian gamboa
christian gamboa
10,097 Points

Another Solution

function getYear(){
    var year = new Date().getFullYear();
    var myYear = document.getElementById('myYear');
    myYear.innerHTML = year;
}

getYear();

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myYear"></div>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>