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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops A Closer Look at Loop Conditions

Posted by Silvia Ramos
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Silvia Ramos
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 18,318 Points

Calling variables ++ ?

Hey!

I have got confused with something, but this was not mentioned on the previous videos of front end track, or perhaps I have missed something somehow?

Anyway, the teachers states the following:

document.write("<p> The random number was + randonNumber + </p>");

Instead of --> ${} :

document.write(`<p> The randon number was ${randonNumber} </p>`);

Can we use both, am I missing something or am I completely wrong?

Thank you :)))

5 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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There's rarely only one way to accomplish something in programming.

The first example uses concatenation, but it's missing some quote marks. Here it is corrected:

document.write("<p> The random number was " + randonNumber + " </p>");

The second example uses a template literal to perform interpolation. Both techniques are valid, and both examples produce the same result.

Harris Keka
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Harris Keka
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Harris Keka
Harris Keka
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Perfect, happy Coding Silvia

Silvia Ramos
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Silvia Ramos
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Thank you Harris! I am struggling a lot with JS :( I had to stop the course for a while and practise exercises, cause I am not going anywhere with this... I found this web with exercises, i add it on here in case it is any useful for you too ;) https://www.w3resource.com/javascript-exercises/javascript-conditional-statements-and-loops-exercises.php#EDITOR

Harris Keka
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To avoid concatenation errors with the + and "" it is advisable more readable and simple with template literal. Both " " + " " all works well. They both will give you the same results. For me using template literal is easier as well.

Silvia Ramos
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Silvia Ramos
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Thank you :) I find it easier and more visual template literals. And my bad, the course does explain concatenation... I just recap the basics and found out it was one of the very first thinks explained.

Harris Keka
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Harris Keka
Harris Keka
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Hi Silva, thanks for sharing with me, I will obviously use this as well for practice exercises. Thanks again.

Alex Smith
Alex Smith
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Alex Smith
Alex Smith
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Thanks Silvia, I'm going to have to take a look at this, as well.

Silvia Ramos
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Silvia Ramos
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No worries, i found it really helpful, hope you do too :))))