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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Returning a Value from a Function

Posted by Donald Beaudin
Donald Beaudin
4,461 Points

If someone could help that will be good for me and thank you

Help me with this i have no clue what to do right now.

script.js 
function getYear() {
  var year = new Date().getFullYear();
  return year;
}
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>
Paul Ogden
Paul Ogden
7,709 Points

What are you trying to do? Just call the function get year? If so, this is how you call that function:

or you could set it to a variable:
```var currentYear = getYear();```
then currentYear will be set to what the function currentYear returns, which is the current year.

1 Answer

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

The last step of the challenge is: Call the getYear function: store the returned value of the function in a new variable named yearToday.

So you need to create a variable called yearToday:

function getYear() {
  var year = new Date().getFullYear();
  return year;
}

var yearToday;

Then you need to set its value to the function getYear();

function getYear() {
  var year = new Date().getFullYear();
  return year;
}

var yearToday = getYear();

If you need any more help or better explanations please let me know.

Donald Beaudin
Donald Beaudin
4,461 Points

Ty for your help