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

Posted by Danilo Pakingan
Danilo Pakingan
Courses Plus Student 3,292 Points

Can someone help me answer this?

I have tried so many codes to it but I can't find the real answer.

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

Hi Danilo,

Please post your code so we can help you track down the issue. :)

Best, Cena

4 Answers

rdaniels
rdaniels
27,258 Points

This is what I got to pass the 2 challenges:

function returnValue(echo){
  return echo;
}

var echo = returnValue("This is the returned string!");
returnValue();
susan corbett
susan corbett
3,060 Points
susan corbett
susan corbett
3,060 Points

I wrote

function returnValue(argument-name) {
 return argument-name;
}

var echo = returnValue("this is the string");

and that worked.

Ethan Weeks
Ethan Weeks
15,352 Points
Ethan Weeks
Ethan Weeks
15,352 Points

Think of parameters as placeholders or variables that have no value until the function is called. Once we invoke or call the function we pass in arguments. 

function returnValue(argument) {
  return argument;
}
Danilo Pakingan
PLUS
Danilo Pakingan
Courses Plus Student 3,292 Points
Danilo Pakingan
Danilo Pakingan
Courses Plus Student 3,292 Points

Thanks to all of you guys, you all really helped me lot.