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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Using String Methods

Can anyone help with my code java?

idk what to do for this stage?

app.js
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName# id.toUpperCase() + "23188XTR#SMITH";
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
231,268 Points

Luckily, you posted this in the "JavaScript" topic area. For future reference, "Java" is a different topic area (and an entirely different language).

It looks like you already passed task 1 and are working on task 2. The final value is provided just as info for you, it will not be used in the code. Instead, you'll do the same thing to the last name variable that you did to the id, and then add it onto the end.

You'll need to add a "#" in between the two, also using the + operator. And after the "userName" variable, you'll need an assignment operator (=) instead of the # symbol.

I've done the exact code you told me to do for some odd reason its not working

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

Please show the code you have after the changes.