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

Christopher tufano
Christopher tufano
1,686 Points
Posted by Christopher tufano
Christopher tufano
1,686 Points

I'm returning a number, why is this not accepting my work? thank you

script.js 
function max(one = 12, two = 6) {
  if (one >= two) {
    return console.log(`${one} is larger then ${two}`);
} else {
  return console.log(`${two} is larger then ${one}`);
}
}
max(10, 20)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The instructions say, "The function should return the larger of the two numbers." But this code is logging a message instead of returning a value ("console.log" doesn't return anything).

So, for this challenge:

  • be sure to return the larger value
  • you won't need to display anything
  • you don't need to provide default values for the arguments