Using sort without hardcoding globalarr

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Can someone help me understand why my code for this solution isn’t working just so I am aware that I don’t make these types of mistakes in the future? I see that the global array should not be hardcoded but I’m not entirely sure what that means. Thank you!

Your code so far


var globalArray = [5, 6, 3, 2, 9];
function nonMutatingSort(arr) {
// Only change code below this line
var newArr = globalArray.slice(0,5)

newArr.sort(function(a, b) {
return a - b
})

return newArr

// Only change code above this line
}
nonMutatingSort(globalArray);

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Challenge: Return a Sorted Array Without Changing the Original Array

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What errors or failing tests are you seeing?

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" nonMutatingSort(globalArray) should not be hard coded."

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You are referencing an external global variable by name. You are not using the argument arr at all. You also should’t depend on knowing that the array contains 5 items. This is hard-coding for the known test case rather than building a reusable function.