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

Luis Paulino
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Luis Paulino
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Posted by Luis Paulino
Luis Paulino
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what do I do now?

I don't know what to do now. It passed with a string, but now it wants numbers.

script.js 
function max(five,eight){
 if(eight>five);
  return eight;
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,136 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,136 Points

You have a semicolon after the conditional expression of your if statement — that makes it a "no-op" (does nothing).

After removing it, you'll also need to add another return statement to handle the cases where the condition is not true.

So your function will look something like this:

function max(five, eight) {
  if (eight>five)
    return eight;
  return five;
}

And while it's perfectly legitimate from the programming language standpoint, I find the use of number names being used as the variables makes it a bit confusing to read (though somewhat humorous).

Happy coding!   -sp:sparkles:

jose macedo
jose macedo
6,041 Points
jose macedo
jose macedo
6,041 Points

thanks i had the same problem with this