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

Posted by Donald Beaudin
Donald Beaudin
4,461 Points

How do i now call the function to the alert method?

how would i get this to work for me i am stuck here is the code from task 1.

script.js 
function max(num1, num2) {
  if (num1 > num2) {
   return num1;  
  } else {
   return num2;
  }
}

2 Answers

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

So what we're going to do is nest one function inside of another. Here I'm calling the max() function inside of the alert() function. I'm passing the two numbers 5 and 6 into the max function, the max function is going to return the higher number, and then that return value then gets passed into the alert function. 

alert(max(5, 6));
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points

Just think of it as an excel function. I hope that helps.