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

Posted by Troy Anderson
Troy Anderson
647 Points

can you give the document.write method an equal assignment to write to the page like this var answer = document.write()

task 3 of 3 JavaScript Basic can you assign an equal value to a document.write() method like this var answer = document.write("What day is it?")

scripts.js 
var  answer
user = prompt("What day is it?")
answer = prompt("What day is it?")
var answer document.write("answer")
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>

1 Answer

behar
behar
10,799 Points
behar
behar
10,799 Points

Hey Troy! Yes you can document.write a variable, however you would not do it like you have done. It seems that you are trying to store the value document.write in the varaible answer. This is not what the challenge wants you to do. Instead it wants you to document.write whatever is already stored in the variable answer. Your code should look like this:

document.write(answer)
Troy Anderson
Troy Anderson
647 Points

Thanks Behar I see where I made my error I used quotes around the "answer" and you didn't I like getting your replies because you seem to be right on point

behar
behar
10,799 Points

Glad to help Troy! You can mark the question as "solved" by sellecting a "best answer".

Troy Anderson
Troy Anderson
647 Points

var answer user = prompt("What day is it?") answer = prompt("What day is it?") document.write(answer)

I get an error message that reads looks like you put the document.write() in the wrong place what do you think ?

behar
behar
10,799 Points

Hey again Troy! The problem lies in your first line of code, you should not be saying:

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

instead just write:

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

Your final code should look like this:

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