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JavaScript Getting Started With ES2015 Using Template Literals String Interpolation

Simon Sporrong
Simon Sporrong
35,097 Points
Posted by Simon Sporrong
Simon Sporrong
35,097 Points

Can't get the interpolation to work

Hi!

I'm trying to complete this step but can't get the interpolation to work.

function like(thing) {
  return 'I like ${thing}';
}

function love(thing) {
  return 'I love ${thing}';
}

const sentence = `<p>${like('apples')}, but ${love('oranges')}.</p>`;

document.querySelector('.interpolation').innerHTML = sentence;

What am i doing wrong? I am using google chrome as a browser. The browser will just print "I like ${thing} but I love ${thing}. Please help :)

2 Answers

Samuel Zhen
Samuel Zhen
33,571 Points
Samuel Zhen
Samuel Zhen
33,571 Points

You have to use backtick as well in your like and love function. When you use the single quote, you literally returning a I like ${thing} string.

function like(thing) {
  return `I like ${thing}`;
}

function love(thing) {
  return `I love ${thing}`;
}
Simon Sporrong
Simon Sporrong
35,097 Points
Simon Sporrong
Simon Sporrong
35,097 Points

Yeah, i figured that out at last. Thank you for helping, Samuel :) I'm the dumbest boy in school.

Steve Mustanski
Steve Mustanski
15,093 Points
Steve Mustanski
Steve Mustanski
15,093 Points

Everyone makes mistakes like that when learning.