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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Returning a Value from a Function

Piotr Skutnik
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Piotr Skutnik
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Posted by Piotr Skutnik
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Piotr Skutnik
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 11,712 Points

Call the getYear function: store the returned value of the function in a new variable named yearToday.

This code Is Not Passing, I'm not sure what am I missing, pls help me with this my friends!

script.js 
function getYear() {
   var year = new Data().getFullYear();
   return = year;
}

var yearToday = getYear(); 
if (getYear = = = true) { 
  alert(true);
}
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>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

I see a few issues:

  • in the code the challenge gave you to paste in, somehow the word "Date" got changed to "Data".
  • there should not be an equal sign following the keyword return
  • the last 3 lines of JavaScript don't seem to be related to the challenge (and should be removed)