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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Create Reusable Code with Functions Return a Value from a Function

Josef Marsden
Josef Marsden
439 Points
Posted by Josef Marsden
Josef Marsden
439 Points

Use the `return` keyword When you call a function, you can restore its return value in a variable.

Use the return keyword When you call a function, you can restore its return value in a variable.

script.js 
function getYear(){
  const year = new Date().getFullYear();
  return year; 
}
const greet = getYear();// value of greet is now "yearToday"
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>

2 Answers

Rabin Gharti Magar
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Rabin Gharti Magar
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 20,928 Points

Hey Josef Marsden,

You were very close. After calling a function you need to store the value to a variable named yearToday instead of greet.

const yearToday = getYear();

Hope this helps!