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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Pass Information Into Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by Lewis Taylor
Lewis Taylor
2,296 Points

stuck on this one for a weeks or so now!

I've been stuck on this for a while now. i've used MDN, and slack groups to try and lean me in the right direction.

script.js 
function max (one, two)
  if (one > two) {
    return one
} else {
  return two
}
max (15,5);
Reggie Williams
Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher
Reggie Williams
Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher

Hey Lewis Taylor very nice work with the logic of the program. Just make sure you're using the correct syntax function name(){}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

It looks like you are just missing the braces needed to enclose the function body:

function max (one, two) {  // <-- starting brace of body
  if (one > two) {
    return one;            // <-- ending statements with semicolons is a "best practice"
  } else {
    return two;
  }
}                          // <-- ending brace of body

Also, you won't need to call the function until task 2, but then you'll need to use it inside another call to log the output.