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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Capturing Visitor Input and Writing It to the Page

Chiedozie Okoli
Chiedozie Okoli
842 Points
Posted by Chiedozie Okoli
Chiedozie Okoli
842 Points

A little help please

Use the prompt() method to ask the user "What day is it?" and store the result in the answer variable.

How do i complete this task?

scripts.js 
var answer ;
prompt ("what day is it?");
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="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Nazim Mohamed
Nazim Mohamed
1,014 Points
Nazim Mohamed
Nazim Mohamed
1,014 Points

Assign the input to a variable in the same way you would with anything else like

var x = 5

Julio Soto
Julio Soto
4,544 Points
Julio Soto
Julio Soto
4,544 Points

try

var answer = prompt ("what day is it?");
console.log('the name is: ' + answer);    // just to see if it worked
Sarah Huang
Sarah Huang
7,285 Points
Sarah Huang
Sarah Huang
7,285 Points

var answer = prompt ("What day is it?");