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

Lisa Kristiansen
Lisa Kristiansen
1,732 Points
Posted by Lisa Kristiansen
Lisa Kristiansen
1,732 Points

Hi, I don't understand how to do this one? I saw something about echo? But i dont get it.

How do I proceed?

script.js 
function returnValue (value) {
}
returnValue (value);
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

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

Task 3 is asking you to add a return statement. You can find some examples here

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

You might be thinking of a different challenge. This one doesn't ask for anything named "echo".

But as Kris suggested, you still need a "return" statement to complete the last task.

But you will not need to invoke the function for this challenge, and "value" is the parameter name and cannot be referenced from outside the function anyway.