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JavaScript JavaScript Quickstart Data Types and Variables Creating Variables

Posted by rufus smith
rufus smith
3,147 Points

Cant figure out. keep getting "Bummer: You didn't provide the `message` variable to the `alert()` function."

Using the "alert" function

scripts.js 
var myName = "Mary";
var myAge = 41;
var message = 'my name is' + 'myName' + 'and I am' + 'myAge' + '.';
 alert ("Message!");

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

The variables don't have quotes.

var myName = "Mary";
var myAge = 41;
var message = 'my name is' + myName + 'and I am' + myAge + '.';
 alert (message);
rufus smith
rufus smith
3,147 Points
rufus smith
rufus smith
3,147 Points

Wow! Thankyou so much!