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

Posted by Clare Erslev
Clare Erslev
4,515 Points

Im stumped. what's the answer?

i had added "age" multiple times as a parameter and nothing seems to work. help.

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

Seth Reece
Seth Reece
32,867 Points
Seth Reece
Seth Reece
32,867 Points

Hi Clare,

You want an integer when you call the function, not a variable.

e.g.

function random_age(age) {
  Math.floor(Math.random(age) * age);
}
random_age(42);
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

Seth is correct, remember, parameters are used much like an empty variables, they are place holders for arguments. Arguments are values you want expressed in the function call.