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

Posted by kingdavid igbayilola
kingdavid igbayilola
8,678 Points

creating a function with two arguments

i don't understand what am doing wrong here but it is not calling the function max back and i tried calling it...

script.js 
function max(firstNumber, secondNumber){
  firstNumber = 12;
  secondNumber = 5;
  if (firstNumber > secondNumber){
     return firstNumber;
  }else if{ 
      firstNumber === secondNumber;
   } else{
     return secondNumber;
   }
}

2 Answers

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

I think you delete the second third line. Don't use else if() statement. The first if() good, think about it, if the first statement is not true then a solution remains.

if (firstNumber > secondNumber){
     return firstNumber;
   } else{
     return secondNumber;
   }

or use shorthand

if (firstNumber > secondNumber){
     return firstNumber;
   } 
   return secondNumber;

Call the max() function outside of the max() function. Enter two parameters (two numbers), like this,

max(firstNumber, secondNumber);

Hope this help!

kingdavid igbayilola
kingdavid igbayilola
8,678 Points

Thanks but my code can't find the variable

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

What kind of variable? No need to variable. Just call the max() function and give it two parameters, (two numbers), like this,

function max(firstNumber, secondNumber){
  if (firstNumber > secondNumber){
     return firstNumber;
   } else {
     return secondNumber;
   }
}
max(5, 9);

What happened now?

kingdavid igbayilola
kingdavid igbayilola
8,678 Points
kingdavid igbayilola
kingdavid igbayilola
8,678 Points

Thanks a lot it worked