whats going on here guys, what am I possibly doing wrong. I am trying to return the year but keeps giving me error.

Bryan is right...well, he missed a semi-colon. Even though the interpreter might correct it for you, you should probably assume that it wont and finish it. :)

The way a function return works, in short, is you define a function, you call a function, and if needed return a result.

function someTest() {
    //do something
    var result = true;

    return result;
}

//call the function - you can alert, or console.log() the function to see the return value
someTest();

We do this so we can do things like...get a result from a function, get a value, or maybe just in general knwoing that a function completed. A practical use of the function return is as follows...

if(someTest() == true) {
    //do something

} else {
   //do something else

}

Returning outside of a function would not make sense, even if it worked, because the script wouldnt know which thing to return a result for.

Its also worth mentioning that a return should be toward the end of a function. When a return fires off, it ends the function. So placing a return in the right spot can sometimes be key to producing a great function. Like as follows...

function someTest(someValue) {
    if(someValue == 1) {
        return "The answer is 1";
   }
    if(someValue == 2) {
        return "The answer is 2";
   }

    return "Unexpected result :(";
}

//call the function with a value passed through
someTest(2);

So, to fix your problem...

function getYear(){
    var year = new Date().getFullYear();

    return year;
}

top lad bryan great lad. u are a legen, dnt knw y I didnt pick up on this, silly me.

Thanl you guys, your answers really helped.