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David Enus
646 PointsBummer! Make sure you put the console.log() function before the `document.write()` function.
This is the message i get but i thought i had it before the document.write() function. Help me please
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
alert("Begin program");
console.log("Begin program")
document.write("Welcome to JavaScript Basics");
</script>
</body>
</html>
4 Answers
Huzaifa Sajjad Malik
Courses Plus Student 10,823 PointsMy bad it should because you are also calling the alert function when you call the alert function the treehouse compiler gets the first statement from the alert rather than from the console.log so just remove the alert statement and your code should work.
Huzaifa Sajjad Malik
Courses Plus Student 10,823 PointsThere is just a basic typo in your code you forgot to put the semi-colon at the end of the console.log statement.
console.log("Begin Program");
David Enus
646 PointsThat is one solution but after fixing that it is still telling me the same result...hmmm
David Enus
646 PointsThat was it, thanks again.
Huzaifa Sajjad Malik
Courses Plus Student 10,823 PointsWelcome. keep Programming :)