Write a greeting function

The challenge

Write a function greet(name) that returns "Hello, NAME!". If the name is an empty string, return "Hello, friend!" instead.

greet("Mia")  // "Hello, Mia!"
greet("")     // "Hello, friend!"

Try it

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What the tests check

• greet("Mia") gives "Hello, Mia!"
• greet("Lucas") gives "Hello, Lucas!"
• greet("") gives "Hello, friend!"

Hints

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A solution

There’s always more than one right way. Read it, make sure you understand it, then try writing it yourself without looking.

function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name || "friend"}!`;
}

Learn what you need

This exercise uses what Grade 2: Data Types: What Goes in the Boxes? teaches. Read those notes first if any of it is new.