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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

what am I doing wrong

I called the function

script.js 
function max ( one, two) {
  if (one > two)  
    return one; 
  }else 
  {return two;
  }

2 Answers

shay elbaz
shay elbaz
2,885 Points
shay elbaz
shay elbaz
2,885 Points

function max(num1,num2){ if(num1>num2){ return num1; }else{ return num2; } } you missed the } sympbol.

Goh Khee Hao
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Goh Khee Hao
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,877 Points
Goh Khee Hao
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Goh Khee Hao
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,877 Points

Hi Kim, I think you missing the '{' and '}' symbol , I have add one "{" after the if statement's bracket, and close the "}" after the return two bracket.

This is my answer :

function max ( one, two) { if (one > two) { return one; }else { return two; }

}