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

Posted by Anna Neyman
Anna Neyman
6,157 Points

Syntax error Phrase error

I know this is probably super simple, but I just can't understand why this piece of code is wrong?

script.js 
function max(number1, number2){
  if (number1>number2){
  return number1;
  } else (return number2);
}

1 Answer

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

Don't put your second return statement inside parentheses. You can put it inside curly braces like this:

function max(number1, number2){
  if (number1>number2){
  return number1;
  } else {
    return number2;
  }
}
Anna Neyman
Anna Neyman
6,157 Points

Thank you!