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JavaScript

Posted by Matt Jones
Matt Jones
1,950 Points

JavaScript Operation, need some help.

I have an issue, I've created a function that prints the highest of two numbers and logs it to the console.

I need to add a way of logging the string "Both numbers are the same" if the numbers are equal to one another.

Would this be a case of adding an if statement into the function?

2 Answers

Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points
Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points

Yes, an if/else statement would be a proper way to resolve this issue.

function foo(a, b) {
    if a > b 
        console.log(a);
    else if b > a
        console.log(b);
    else
        console.log("Both numbers are the same");
}
Matt Jones
Matt Jones
1,950 Points
Matt Jones
Matt Jones
1,950 Points 
function bigNum (a, b) {
  return Math.max(a, b);
}

var result1 = bigNum (4, 10)
var result 2 = bigNum (20, 20)

console.log(result1);
console.log(result2);

I need result 2 to print "Both numbers are equal" adding an if statement to the funtion with a === b didn't seem to work.