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Peter Kelly
2,485 PointsMy code from the workspace is not computing in my console.
This...
function getArea(width, length, unit) { const area = width * length; return '${area} ${unit}'; }
...should make this...
getArea (10, 20, 'sq ft');
...create this in the console...
200 sq ft
...but doesn't... What should I do?
2 Answers
Lachlan Stevens
10,779 PointsTwo issues with your code.
It isn't outputting to the console because you haven't told it to do so. All "return" does is pass the value back out of a function. To output something to the console you would need to use
console.log.Once you're past that, you have used single quotes to wrap your return ( ' ). You're trying to use template literals, which you will need to use backticks ( ` - on the same key as the tilde (~) in most layouts).
Hope this helps!
Steven Parker
229,771 PointsThis function only creates a string and returns it to the code that called it, it does not display it on the console.
Displaying it is probably the job of the rest of the code. If you still have trouble, show the complete program, preferably by making a snapshot of your workspace and posting just the link to it here.
musab abdi
7,110 Pointsmusab abdi
7,110 Pointsfor the code to work you should right you code like this; everything is correct apart from when you r returning the function. for it to return what your suggesting your code should be like this; first declare a variable to store the return function like; const finalAnswer =
${area} ${unit}; then return the value of finalAnswer in your function like this return finalAnswer; this should work perfectly lastly call the function like this; console.log( getArea(width,length,'sqt ft);