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

paul melius
paul melius
3,234 Points
Posted by paul melius
paul melius
3,234 Points

I ran my code in the console and it seemed to work, but I'm still failing the quiz. plz help :D. ty

Bummer: There was an error with your code: ReferenceError: Strict mode forbids implicit creation of global property 'a'

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

a = 11;
b = 12;
paul melius
paul melius
3,234 Points
paul melius
paul melius
3,234 Points

Nevermind! I figured it out a few minutes later.

function max(a, b) { if (b > a) { return b; } }

max(11, 12);

jb30
jb30
44,805 Points

Your modified function will pass the challenge, but it doesn't return a value if the second argument is less than or equal to the first argument, such as max(12, 11) or max(12, 12).