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

Posted by Alicia Marshall
Alicia Marshall
5,358 Points

I don't understand why my code is returning "the 'max' is not returning a number.

script.js 
function max( a,b ){
  if( a > b){
    return a;
  }
}
max(10,7);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

For task 1 you don't need to call the function, just define it.

But the issue is that in the current code, a value is returned when the first argument is larger, but otherwise nothing gets returned. Add another return statement after the conditional test to handle the other case.

Alicia Marshall
Alicia Marshall
5,358 Points

Thank you!