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

Posted by diane jones
diane jones
Courses Plus Student 1,180 Points

Challenge Task 1 Issues. I cannot get past this task. The alerts showed but I am still experiencing an error.

Need help with string challenge. Challenge Task 1 Issues. I cannot get past this task. The alerts showed but I am still experiencing an error.

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var stringToShout = prompt("What should I shout?");
var shout = stringToShout.toUpperCase();
shout += "!!!";
alert(shout);
var userName = stringToShout.toUpperCase('id');
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

Kyle Johnson
Kyle Johnson
33,528 Points
Kyle Johnson
Kyle Johnson
33,528 Points

Hi Diane! It looks like the code challenge starts with this code provided:

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName

It's asking you to set the userName = to an upper case version of the provided id variable. You can do this like this:

var userName = id.toUpperCase()

The second part of the challenge is asking to add the # symbol, followed by an upper case version of the lastName variable. You can use the + to add these strings and variable together like this:

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase()
diane jones
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diane jones
Courses Plus Student 1,180 Points
diane jones
diane jones
Courses Plus Student 1,180 Points

Thank you.