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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Returning a Value from a Function

Posted by Ronald Hughes
Ronald Hughes
7,565 Points

When I check my work on Task 3 it says Task 1 is no longer passing, but when I retry Task 1 it says it is correct.

Unsure of where I'm going wrong.

script.js 
function getYear()  {
  var year = new Date().getFullYear();
  return year;
}

var yearToday = getyear();
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>
Ronald Hughes
Ronald Hughes
7,565 Points

Task 1 is create function getYear

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,786 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,786 Points

You were really close!

Your function name is "getYear" (with a capital "Y"), but when you called it, you used the name "getyear" (with a lower-case "y").

Since "getyear" is not defined, it caused a syntax error, which invalidates the entire script. And as the challenge re-checks the tasks in order, it interpreted it as a task 1 failure.

Ronald Hughes
Ronald Hughes
7,565 Points

Ah wow! I was so focused on my character usage that my eyes must have skipped over that. Thank you!