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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a variable with a string

Posted by daniel goetz
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daniel goetz
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 855 Points

Use the document.write() function to print the contents of the player variable to the page.

im kind of confused on how to do this is what I thought it was document.write("player"); or document.write("Jasmine");

app.js 
var player = "Jasmine";
document.write("player");
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points

You should use the variable name, but without quotes around it.

richporter
richporter
16,727 Points
richporter
richporter
16,727 Points

Adding quotations will literally type out 'player', whereas you want the value of the variable player, so remove the quotations :)

daniel goetz
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daniel goetz
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 855 Points

thankyou for the help It really helped