Passing parameters to functions

In the previous section, you saw how to define a function and use a function. In this section, you will learn how to pass parameters (or values) to a function. Let's continue with the example we used in the previous section. We will change our function definition and the other JavaScript code as follows:

This function takes in one parameter called message, see line 2. Remember parameters are listed inside the parentheses. On line 3, we print the value of message. On line 5 and 6, we call the function DisplayMessage () and pass different values each time. The following shows the output of the above code:

As another example, let's write a function that will calculate a person's salary; we will ignore taxes or any other deductions. For this function, we will pass three parameters: employeeName, hoursWorked, and payRatePerHour. The following shows the JavaScript code:

Note in our function definition (line 2) and when we call the function (lines 7 and 8) that each parameter is separated with a comma. Also, when you pass values to a function, make sure you send the values in the order the function expects the values. For this function, the first parameter expects a string, the second parameter expects the number of hours a particular person has worked, and the third parameter expects the pay rate for an individual. The following shows the output of this example: