Could someone help me with a codeacademy program? (Java, beginner level)

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Could someone help me with a codeacademy program?  (Java, beginner level)

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

I keep receiving an error message: "SyntaxError: 'return' statement outside of function"
For the following code:
var userChoice = prompt("Do you choose rock, paper or scissors?");
var computerChoice = Math.random();
if(computerChoice<0.33) {
    return "rock";
} else if(0.34<computerChoice>0.66) {
    return "paper";
} else {
    return "scissors";
};

karim728 · Answer

u sure this is java?

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Yeah.  I'm in the Java beginner course.

karim728 · Answer

what is the name of ut function?

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

I don't have a function.  Just two variable and an if/else is/else statement.  Do I need a function?

karim728 · Answer

wait ill run it myself and test it

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

So after some fiddling around, codeacademy wanted the variable computerChoice to change to rock paper or scisssors, not to just return the value like I coded.  :(  Oh well.  Thanks for trying to help me!!!  I really appreciate it!  :)

karim728 · Answer

np

karim728 · Answer

just curious tho.. why are you var in java? because java uses primitive data types

karim728 · Answer

using var

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

I'm not really the coding expert, I just follow how the website tells me to identify functions and variables with "var".  Can I ask what "primitive data types" are?