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JavaScript

Posted by Adam Maley
Adam Maley
5,946 Points

Is the effective or correct?

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

Mod note: Adding forum markdown on the code for clarity.

I had a code challenge and it said I passed with this, but I honestly was a little confused still.

2 Answers

Dakota Nichols
Dakota Nichols
7,054 Points
Dakota Nichols
Dakota Nichols
7,054 Points

It sometimes helps me to write it out! The function named "max" has two parameters a & b. If a is greater than or equal to b. Return value of a. Otherwise return the value of b.

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

Hope that helps.

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points

Dakota is correct, but the function on its own doesn't really do anything. The functon as Dakota says has 2 parameter and these parameters have instructions to form.

In order to perform those instructions the function needs to be called with 2 arguments passed in.

Like this

max(2,5);