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

kanu prosper
kanu prosper
1,806 Points
Posted by kanu prosper
kanu prosper
1,806 Points

how to call the max function using the console.log method

script.js 
function max(arg1, arg2) {

 if ( arg1 > arg2 ){
   return arg1;
console.log( max(arg1, arg2) );

 }else{ 
 return arg2;
 }

}

2 Answers

Dane Parchment
MOD
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,075 Points
Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,075 Points

They are just asking you to print a result of your function using the javascript console object.

We do this by typing: console.log(value);

Your function returns a value right?

So we would do it like so: console.log(max(1, 2));

The problem you are having, is you're trying to console.log inside the function itself (accidentally doing some recursion without a break out point which would crash your browser). Instead you should be calling the function.

function max(arg1, arg2) {

 if ( arg1 > arg2 ){
   return arg1;

 }else{ 
 return arg2;
 }

}

console.log(max(1, 2));