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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Working with Classes in JavaScript Adding methods to classes

Julien Arseneau
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Julien Arseneau
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Posted by Julien Arseneau
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Julien Arseneau
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,200 Points

Can someone explain me how to convert a value in a string?

I can't do it inside this method inside the class

adding_methods.js 
class Student {
    constructor(gpa){
        this.gpa = gpa;
    }
  stringGPA(){}

}

const student = new Student(3.9);

3 Answers

Jackson Monk
Jackson Monk
4,527 Points

There is special syntax you can use for this. Don't know if you've seen it before, but you can make a string with backticks, then using `${// Write code here}` inside the backtick string, you can input regular JS values in the curly braces and it will convert that value to a string. For you, it would look like this:

stringGPA() {
  return `${this.gpa}`;
}
Corey Montgomery
Corey Montgomery
18,468 Points
Corey Montgomery
Corey Montgomery
18,468 Points

For this you need to apply the .toString() method to the gpa variable and return it through the stringGPA method. Hope that gives you enough of a hint to complete the challenge. If not, let me know.