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JavaScript Introducing the Practice

Posted by Angela Pintus
Angela Pintus
400 Points

Code does not work.

I have understood the instructions but code does not work! I have written the same code of the professor! In the js file: alert("Let's do some math!"); var firstNumber = prompt("Enter a number: "); firstNumber = parseFloat(firstNumber); var secondNumber = prompt("Enter a number: "); secondNumber = parseFloat(secondNumber); var message = "<h1>Math with the numbers " + firstNumber + " and " + secondNumber + "</h1>"; document.write(message);

In the html file: <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Practice JavaScript Math</title> <link href="css/styles.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body> <script src="js/math.js></script> </body> </html>

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,968 Points

Can you post your code?

Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,052 Points
Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,052 Points

Next time, please use the Markdown cheatsheet to make your code more readable, like this:

JS File

alert("Let's do some math!");
var firstNumber = prompt("Enter a number: ");
firstNumber = parseFloat(firstNumber);
var secondNumber = prompt("Enter a number: ");
secondNumber = parseFloat(secondNumber);
var message = "<h1>Math with the numbers " + firstNumber + " and " + secondNumber + "</h1>";
document.write(message);

HTML File

 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
  <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <title>Practice JavaScript Math</title>
   <link href="css/styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>
   <script src="js/math.js></script>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Angela Pintus
Angela Pintus
400 Points
Angela Pintus
Angela Pintus
400 Points

I posted my code. I want check if my code works first, then I'll add the rest of the code to complete the challenge.

Angela Pintus
Angela Pintus
400 Points

It works, there was a problem in html file. I have re written the script in the html file. That's weird!

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,968 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,968 Points

You are missing a closing quote here:

<script src="js/math.js>

in your html. Should be

<script src="js/math.js">
Angela Pintus
Angela Pintus
400 Points

Where? I put the closing quote, it's an error of workplace, it does not work well.