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Curtis Chadwell
3,150 PointsJust a little confused
I know this is just basic but I feel like I am going back and forth on what its asking.
function returnValue(a){
var echo = 'Curtis' + a;
return echo;
}
document.write(returnValue('Curtis'));
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
Cheo R
37,150 PointsYou're close, just need to move some things around.
function returnValue(a){
var echo = 'Curtis' + a;
return echo;
}
document.write(returnValue('Curtis'));
First delete document.write.
You're going to want to pass a variable to the function as a variable like
function name(variable)
and return that variable. The next part wants you to pass a string to your function (and have it returned) then assign that returned valued to your echo variable.
var variable = func("some string I pass ing")
Curtis Chadwell
3,150 PointsIt makes sense.....the thing that threw me off was when it asked me to make a variable, I was thinking I was still making up another part of the function. Instead I'm storing it outside the function. Thank you!
Cheo R
37,150 PointsYeah, sometimes the hardest part of working on a problem is figuring out what people are actually asking for.