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JavaScript Treehouse Club - MASH MASH - JavaScript The Structure of Functions - Part 3 of 3

Adriana Benavides
Adriana Benavides
1,681 Points

I dont understand what to do at this step

What am I should I write?

script.js
function random_age(age) {
  Math.floor(Math.random(age) * age);
}
random_age(age);
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Futuristic MASH</title>
    <link href="normalize.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1 class="logo"><img src="img/mash-logo.svg" /></h1>
    <p class="instructions">Fill in the blanks and your future will be foretold.</p>
    <form action="" method="post" id="mash">
      <div class="choice-bucket">
        <h4 class="highlight">What's your future pet?</h4>
        <input name="pet[]">
        <input name="pet[]">
        <input name="pet[]">
        <input name="pet[]">
      </div>
      <input type="submit" value="Tell my fortune">
    </form>

    <script src="script.js"></script>

  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

The function random_age takes one parameter, an age number, in order to run the code within the function. In order to call the function, all you need to do is enter any number in the function call random_age(); random_age(10);

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
function random_age(age) {
  Math.floor(Math.random(age) * age);
}
// put any number in the parens
random_age(1);

Your calling a number pretend your doing excel. ;)