Simple JS - Need some help

[Ace02]

Does anyone see anything wrong with this? It doesnt seem to work...

function addition(a,b)
{
	var result = a + b;
	return result;
}

var final = addition(3,4);
document.write(final);

[hgilbert]

very cryptic
what are you trying to do?

you can't have
var x = function

try

function addition(a,b)
{
   return a+b
}

var final;
final = addition(3,4);
document.write(final);

[hgilbert]

AhhhhHhhh !!
OK

the word final is reserved!
try another variable.

usually the simplest of things are the hardest to debug.
please ignore all previous comments

but try something else as the variable but not final.

always use Hungarian notation
so to keep to the same code as yours:

function addition(nX,nY)
{
        var nResult = nX + nY;
        return nResult;
}

var nFinal = addition(3,4);
document.write(nFinal);

people say Hungarian notations are not necessary in Javascript
but you can see how the prefix can be used to avoid reserved name conflict.
the above code works (ive tested this time)

[Ace02]

Thanks!

[REMIYA]

That's right there are some reserved words, and final is one of them.

But Hungarian notation is not the best way to name your variables