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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Pass Information Into Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by raed aseri
raed aseri
1,389 Points

Hi guys where is the problem

script.js 
function max (num1 ,num2) {
      return num1 + num2;

  if (num1 > num2 );

}
max(10 , 5);

2 Answers

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Hi Raed!

Your logic is a little out of order:

Try this:

function max (num1 ,num2) { // Task 1
  if (num1 > num2) { // Determine which number is larger
    return num1; // If this one is larger, return it
  } else { // Otherwise
    return num2; // Return this one (because it's larger than num1, evidently)
  }
}

console.log( max(7, 3) ); // Task 2

In this case, the console will log:

> 7

Make sure to go back to the challenge's instructions and see how the code matches what was asked for.

By the way, I often try to test the code outside of Treehouse, to make sure it behaves as expected.

I generally test JS code here:

https://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?filename=tryjs_array

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!

raed aseri
raed aseri
1,389 Points

thanks Peter Vann

Karim Bouchtaib
Karim Bouchtaib
1,651 Points
Karim Bouchtaib
Karim Bouchtaib
1,651 Points

Hi

I've written this code and the test said : Bummer: It doesn't look like you created a function named max().

function max(number1, number2)
{
if (number1 > number2) {
const highnumber = number1;}
else { const highnumber = number2;}
return highnumber;
}

Could anyone help?