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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Arrow Functions Create an Arrow Function

Posted by Kevin Leong
Kevin Leong
1,664 Points

JavaScript Functions JavaScript Task 1 of 1

I thought that this would work but it didn't. Though I needed parenthesis for the return, but it still didn't work. Why?

script.js 
const greet = val => return(`Hi, ${val}!`);

greet('cool coders');

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
8,481 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
8,481 Points

I haven't done javascript syntax in ages, but I'd only use the return statement with {}. So the following seems to work:

const greet = val => `Hi, ${val}!`;

greet('cool coders');
// ouputs "Hi, cool coders!"
const greetx = val => { return `Hi, ${val}!`; };

greetx('cool coders');
//outputs: "Hi, cool coders!"