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Java

Ali Billow
Ali Billow
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Posted by Ali Billow
Ali Billow
2,819 Points

Return a value

Inside the function's code block, add the following line of code:

const year = new Date().getFullYear(); This creates a new variable and stores the current year in it. Now, add a statement that returns this variable from the function.

My code:

function getYear() { const year = new Date().getFullYear(); return getFullYear; }

Ali Billow
Ali Billow
2,819 Points
Ali Billow
Ali Billow
2,819 Points 
function getYear() {
const year = new Date().getFullYear();
  return getFullYear;
}

2 Answers

Ali Billow
Ali Billow
2,819 Points
Ali Billow
Ali Billow
2,819 Points

Thank you for your help

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

The instructions ask you to "add a statement that returns this variable from the function". The variable they refer to is the "year" that was just created. But his code is attempting to return "getFullYear" instead, which is a method that was used to get the value and not a variable.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

Ali Billow — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!