getTax Parameter

[cliffgallagher]

So this is a basic question but - here is part of the pizza.js lesson instructions:

“Let’s start with calculating the tax. Under the getSubTotal() function, create a function expression using the variable const named getTax. It should take one parameter, orderCount”

According to Codecademy, the correct answer is:

const getTax = () => { return getSubTotal(orderCount) * 0.06; };

With the empty parentheses. But I thought that when they say that getTax should take one parameter, you would need to declare the parameter in the parentheses when introducing the function, like below:

const getTax = (orderCount) => { return getSubTotal(orderCount) * 0.06; };

Do you not always need to declare the parameter in the parentheses if you want the function to take the parameter?

Thanks!

[codexthon]

Hi @cliffgallagher,

Report was filed. However, CodeCademy is in the midst of rolling out new courses currently, I guess this change will take a while to happen (I do not speak for them). Essentially, you have quite a similar question to another user posted a while ago that I replied to. I will link down below for your reference:

Pizza.js

Has anyone else noticed that the instructions in this exercise are wrong? [image] This step fails every time, and if you get the code after failing a number of times, there is no parameter for the getTax function. It’s called by the getSubtotal function inside. https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-javascript-functions/lessons/functions/exercises/return-ii?action=lesson_resume&course_redirect=introduction-to-javascript Error message reads “Did you add a parameter to getTax?” ``` let or…

It’s a rather lengthy reply, so I just link it rather than posting the same thing again.

Hope this helps.

[cliffgallagher]

Hi @codexthon, got it, thanks!

[mmichalski]

I noticed that the hint for this passes orderCount to getTax, but when I finally clicked “get code”, it doesn’t pass that in.

HINT:
const getTotal = () => {
return getSubTotal(orderCount) + getTax(orderCount);
};

ANSWER:
const getTotal = () => {
return getSubTotal(orderCount) + getTax();
};