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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Passing an Argument to a Function

Jerry Lor
Jerry Lor
862 Points
Posted by Jerry Lor
Jerry Lor
862 Points

stuck on how to add another var and passing any strings

where is my mistake?

script.js 
function returnValue(upper){
    var returnValue = (upper);
    return upper;
}
      var echo = (upper);
    return echo;
index.html 
<!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>

1 Answer

Omar Ramirez
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Omar Ramirez
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 2,922 Points
Omar Ramirez
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Omar Ramirez
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 2,922 Points

Jerry, you have been asked to create one function named returnValue with a single argument. Then simply return the argument within the function. I think your just doing a little too much :-) 

function returnValue(argument) {
  return argument;
}