freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/es6/create-an-export-fallback-with-export-default.english.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId
587d7b8c367417b2b2512b58	Create an Export Fallback with export default	1	301199

Description

In the export lesson, you learned about the syntax referred to as a named export. This allowed you to make multiple functions and variables available for use in other files. There is another export syntax you need to know, known as export default. Usually you will use this syntax if only one value is being exported from a file. It is also used to create a fallback value for a file or module. Below are examples using export default:

// named function
export default function add(x, y) {
  return x + y;
}

// anonymous function
export default function(x, y) {
  return x + y;
}

Since export default is used to declare a fallback value for a module or file, you can only have one value be a default export in each module or file. Additionally, you cannot use export default with var, let, or const

Instructions

The following function should be the fallback value for the module. Please add the necessary code to do so.

Tests

tests:
  - text: Your code should use <code>export</code> fallback.
    testString: assert(code.match(/export\s+default\s+function(\s+subtract\s*|\s*)\(\s*x,\s*y\s*\)\s*{/g));

Challenge Seed

function subtract(x, y) {
  return x - y;
}

Solution

export default function subtract(x, y) {
  return x - y;
}