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

daniel Couzens
daniel Couzens
4,759 Points
Posted by daniel Couzens
daniel Couzens
4,759 Points

what is the answer to this question?

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script.js 
function returnValue() {
 var randomNumber = Math.floor( Math.random() * 6 ) + 1;
 return returnValue;
}
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>

2 Answers

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,159 Points

Could it be that you linked the wrong challange? You code is not used in that challange (the calculations)

The answer to the linked challange would be:

function returnValue(test) {
 return test;
}
var echo = returnValue("Testing");